Toyota FJ recall

[patrickfinley]

Just saw this on a recall for the FJ Cruiser seatbelts:

http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/15/autos/toyota-fj-cruiser-recall/index.html?source=cnn_bin

Toyota Motor Co. is recalling about 209,000 FJ Cruiser vehicles because mountings for the driver and front passenger seatbelts could become loose.

In the FJ Cruiser, the front seatbelts are mounted to the back doors. Ordinarily, the front seatbelts would be mounted to a metal pillar between the front and back doors, but the FJ Cruiser has no such pillar. Instead, the retro-styled SUV has rear-hinged "suicide" doors, with the front and back doors opening like a clamshell.

Related: Honda recalling 180,000 vehicles

A metal piece inside the door to which the seatbelt retractor is mounted can become cracked, according to Toyota (TM), especially if the back door is repeatedly slammed.

FJ Cruiser owners should be notified of the recall by mail soon, Toyota said in a statement. Toyota dealers will perform the necessary repairs on the vehicle free of charge.

 

[rustybucket]

I wonder if independant shops can except recalls

 

[LCHardriver_02]

Is this for all model years?

 

[Sam Stewart]

Independent shops cannot do recalls and the notice I saw said 07-13 model years. There is no remedy yet though. If your vehicle is affected you'll get a preliminary notice (just informing you of the recall) and then a second notice when the remedy is available.

Sent from another Galaxy

 

[mikeob1]

3 of the dealers in Phoenix pulled the 2013 FJ's off the lot, won't allow test drives, and aren't selling the 2013 until the issue is remediated.

 

[ed_herman]

I had mine done several months ago. Requires disassembly of suicide doors. Then a reinforcement is applied around the belt mount. Vacuum out drill leavings and reassemble. Took about 4 hours.

 

[Motleyone]

Holy necro post Batman. I thought there was another recall.

 

[winnie]

ha, ha … a good reminder for me to get mine done …