Toyota Sienna Recall
ConsumerAffairs.com

06/21/2005 - Toyota Motor Co. is recalling 345,000 Sienna minivans because the seat belt in some seating positions might become difficult to retract when unbuckled.

The company said there was a possibility the shoulder portion of the seat belt in the middle row seats might get stuck in a plastic piece that the belt slides through, binding it up and making it difficult to put on or take off.

The voluntary recall in the United States involves Siennas from the 2004 and 2005 model years. The company had received 14 complaints but there have been no accidents or injuries from the problem.

In certain 2004 and 2005 model year Sienna vans, there is a possibility that the shoulder portion of the seatbelt in the middle row seats may bind in the bezel trim piece. The affected seatbelt bezel is located on the shoulder portion of the right side captain's chair of the seven passenger models and the center seating position on second row bench seat eight passenger models.

In the event of a seatbelt binding in the bezel, the seatbelt may not properly fit a passenger. Until the repair is completed, vehicle occupants sitting in the affected seating positions should make sure the shoulder belt portion of the seatbelt is retracting smoothly. If the seatbelt binds, it can be unbound by pulling the seatbelt outward and then allowing it to retract.