Toyota recalls 90,000 Highlanders over seat belts

drew630 · 05-02-2008, 10:44 PM

Toyota recalls 90,000 Highlanders over seat belts

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DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp is recalling 90,000 model year 2008 Highlander and Highlander hybrid sport utility vehicles due to potential problems with securing child safety seats in third row seats.
The locking mechanism on the seat belts apparently cannot secure properly when certain rear-facing child safety seats are used, which could cause the child seats to move, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported on Friday.
"As such, this could discourage the use of a child restraint and in the event of a crash, the child may not be adequately protected, possibly resulting in injury," the NHTSA said in a statement on its Web site, http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov.
The problem was discovered by NHTSA during compliance testing on one type of two-piece rear-facing child safety seat and has not resulted in any accidents or injuries, Toyota spokesman Bill Kwong said.

1G6 · 05-02-2008, 11:06 PM

Toyooooooooooooooooooota

oh what a feeling

1G6 · 05-02-2008, 11:07 PM

consider that a preemptive taunt

FenwickHockey65 · 05-02-2008, 11:20 PM

Well well well...it would appear that even the great and powerful toyota screws up...and in the seat belt department as well...

Mr. Burns · 05-03-2008, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by drew630

Toyota recalls 90,000 Highlanders over seat belts

This is a GM fan site, why do you post Toyota stuff here? Please post only GM (and preferably worshipable) stuff here. Thanks.

wait...OH NOES!!!!1111!!!! our autoforums overlords are taking over and making this a toyota site aren't they????!!!!!11111!!!

we're all gonna die.

drew630 · 05-03-2008, 12:38 AM

^Hahaha, I deserved that.

mbukukanyau · 05-03-2008, 01:02 AM

I always thought those sUV's looked funny anyways, ever seen one being driven somewhere? They are such a fraud...A Cheap Camry wagon

marinerbc · 05-03-2008, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Burns

This is a GM fan site, why do you post Toyota stuff here? Please post only GM (and preferably worshipable) stuff here. Thanks.

wait...OH NOES!!!!1111!!!! our autoforums overlords are taking over and making this a toyota site aren't they????!!!!!11111!!!

we're all gonna die.

Uzzy · 05-03-2008, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by mbukukanyau

I always thought those sUV's looked funny anyways, ever seen one being driven somewhere? They are such a fraud...A Cheap Camry wagon

I don't think I've ever actually seen one on the road.

rozz · 05-05-2008, 10:36 PM

I never met anyone that put his or her baby’s car seat in the third row. I guess the mother or dad did not want to hear his or her own baby cry. Maybe the baby is ugly?

khefer · 05-06-2008, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by rozz

I never met anyone that put his or her baby’s car seat in the third row. I guess the mother or dad did not want to hear his or her own baby cry. Maybe the baby is ugly?

lolz

05-02-2008, 11:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
1G6 3.6 Liter V6 Join Date: Jul 2005 Drives: '76 Fleetwood, '76 C-10, '79 deVille, '08 Lucerne Posts: 1,092	Re: Toyota recalls 90,000 Highlanders over seat belts Toyooooooooooooooooooota oh what a feeling

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1G6 3.6 Liter V6 Join Date: Jul 2005 Drives: '76 Fleetwood, '76 C-10, '79 deVille, '08 Lucerne Posts: 1,092	Re: Toyota recalls 90,000 Highlanders over seat belts consider that a preemptive taunt

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FenwickHockey65 6.0 Liter LS2 V8 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: West Chester, OH Drives: Chevrolet Malibu LS, GMC Envoy SLE, GMC Sonoma SLS Posts: 4,858	Re: Toyota recalls 90,000 Highlanders over seat belts Well well well...it would appear that even the great and powerful toyota screws up...and in the seat belt department as well... __________________ Proud to drive American. Proud to drive GM. Current Cars: 2007 Chevrolet Malibu LS: 2.2L ECOTEC I-4 2003 GMC Envoy SLE: 4.2L Vortec 4200 I-6 1998 GMC Sonoma SLS Ext. Cab: 4.3L Vortec 4300 V6 Former Cars: 1993 Saturn SW2 (1993-2006, 243,000 miles) 1989 GMC Safari SLT (1989-2003, 293,000 miles) Future Car: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro LT RS: 3.6L DI VVT V6

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drew630 6.2 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pulaski TN Drives: 04 Silverado Z71 Posts: 2,640	Re: Toyota recalls 90,000 Highlanders over seat belts ^Hahaha, I deserved that. __________________ My Current Ride: 2004 Z71 Silverado Family: Father 2007 Solstice, Mother 2003 Envoy XL & Bro 2004 Z71 Silverado

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mbukukanyau 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In front of my computer Drives: 2006 HHR 2002 Corolla-Before I saw the light Posts: 7,542	Re: Toyota recalls 90,000 Highlanders over seat belts I always thought those sUV's looked funny anyways, ever seen one being driven somewhere? They are such a fraud...A Cheap Camry wagon __________________ Before Understanding comes Faith

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rozz 2.0 Liter Supercharged ECOTEC Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 141	Re: Toyota recalls 90,000 Highlanders over seat belts I never met anyone that put his or her baby’s car seat in the third row. I guess the mother or dad did not want to hear his or her own baby cry. Maybe the baby is ugly?

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