NHTSA recall 05V302000
Air bags
Toyota Tacoma
The defect
On certain regular cab pickup trucks equipped with a bench seat, the seat position and seat belt buckle sensor connector pins are incorrectly positioned due to a wire harness manufacturing process error.
The risk
In this condition, the seat position and seat belt buckle sensor may not function as designed, affecting the adaptive air bag deployment, which if the vehicle IS involved in a crash, could result in improper occupant restraint.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect the seat position and seat belt fastening condition sensor connector. an additional sub-wire harness will be installed to correct the connector pin manufacturing error, if necessary. the recall began on july 25, 2005. owners may contact toyota at 1-800-431-4331.