Nearly 40K Toyota vehicles recalled due to ‘seats and restraints’ issue

Transport Canada has recalled 39,897 Toyota Highlander and Highlander Hybrid vehicles citing issues with the seats and restraints.

According to Transport Canada, “the seatback recliners for the second-row seats may not have been manufactured properly” on certain vehicles.

“As a result, the seatback(s) may not lock in position and could move in a crash.”

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The models being recalled for those for 2021, 2022 and 2023.

The manufacturer recall number is SRC RL9.

To reduce safety risk, Toyota has recommended “not using the second-row seats to transport passengers until the recall repairs have been completed.

Toyota will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to replace the spring in the second-row seatback recliner assemblies.”

Transport Canada first issued the recall earlier this month but updated it last week.