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Highlanders Recalled For Seat Belt Fix

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: May 3, 2008

WASHINGTON - Toyota Motor Corp. plans to recall about 90,000 Highlander sport utility vehicles in the United States.

The Japanese automaker wants to fix a problem that could prevent the seat belt in a third-row seat from securing a rear-facing child seat.

Toyota spokesman Bill Kwong said Friday that the company had issued a "stop sale" of the 2008 Highlander SUV and hybrid version with third-row seats to retrofit changes to the seat belt.

There had been no complaints or injuries linked to the seat belts.

The recalled vehicles were built from May 2007 through March. Kwong said owners will be directly notified of the recall in June, and dealers will install a newly designed seat belt component.

The Associated Press

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