Child safety seat belt problems force Toyota to recall 90,000 Highlanders
Problems with seat belts attached to the child safety seats in Toyota Motor's Highlander and Highlander hybrid sport utility vehicles from the model year 2008 has forced the carmaker to recall almost 90,000 vehicles.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the problem was noticed with the locking mechanism of the seat belts in some of the rear-facing child safety seats, which can cause the seats to move. The organization became aware of the problem during compliance testing on one type of two-piece rear-facing child safety seat. Toyota spokesperson Bill Kwong said that the problem has not caused any accidents. 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, Reuters quoted the NHTSA as saying in a statement on its website. The company will reportedly notify vehicle owners through letters of the recall in early June. Mr Kwong said that the component will be replaced free of charge.
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