K2 Motor is recalling 1,921 aftermarket headlamps of various models sold for use on the 1999 Toyota Tercel.  These headlamps are missing the amber side reflex reflector which fails to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard No. 108, “Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment”.

Without the amber side reflex reflectors, the lighting visibility may be affected, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.  K2 Motor will notify owners and offer a full refund.  The recall is expected to begin during September 2008.  Owners may contact K2 Motor at 1-909-839-2992.

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Toyota has announced that they will be recalling certain models of the 2003 2004 Toyota Corolla and the Toyota Matrix. They stated that on certain models the bolts in the power window system can become loose and cause the window to shatter.

The recall is subjected only to cars sold in the US. Once the owners receive the notification from Toyota, dealers will replace the defected mechanism with a new one. Replacement of the driver and passenger door glass bolts will be done at no charge to the owners of the vehicle.

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Toyota is conducting a safety improvement campaign involving certain models of the 2004-2006 Toyota Sienna vehicles equipped with power rear lift gate struts. The gas struts used to help lift and support the rear power lift gate could wear out sooner than expected. As the gas struts deteriorate, the performance of the lift gate will begin to degrade and the power rear lift gate will operate more slowly than when the gas struts were new.

If not repaired, the gas struts may not be able to support the weight of the lift gate when it is open eventually, the gas struts could deteriorate to the point that the lift gate will fall about 10 inches after it reaches the fully open position, at which point, the power motor will engage and power the lift gate to the fully closed position. This condition may cause injury to a person who is struck by the lift gate when it falls or when it is closing.

Dealers will replace the gas struts with newly designed gas struts that have a longer service life. The manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule for this campaign. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-888-270-9371.

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Toyota is recalling certain models of the 2003-2004 Corolla, Corolla Matrix, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles equipped with power windows. The driver and front passenger door glass bolts may loosen and come off, causing the door glass to separate from the window regulator. Due to the components becoming loose and possibly rattling, an abnormal noise may be heard from the driver and/or front passenger door when operating the power windows.

The door glass may separate from the window regulator, bind and shatter during operation of the power windows, causing driver distraction and/or injury. Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger door glass bolts with newly designed bolts free of charge. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-888-270-9371 or Pontiac at 1-800-620-7668.

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Toyota is recalling certain models of the 2003-2004 Corolla, Corolla Matrix, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles equipped with power windows. The drivers and front passenger door glass bolts may loosen and come off, causing the door glass to separate from the window regulator. Due to the components coming loose and possibly rattling, an abnormal noise may be heard from the driver and/or front passenger door when operating the power windows.

The door glass may separate from the window regulator, bind and shatter during operation of the power windows, causing driver distraction and/or injury.

Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger door glass bolts with newly designed bolts free of charge. The recall began on April 16, 2008 to Toyota owners. The recall began on May 21 2008, for Pontiac owners. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-888-270-9371 or Pontiac at 1-800-620-7668. (more…)

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Toyota is recalling certain models of the 2008 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid passenger vehicles equipped with a third row seat. These vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard NO. 208, “Occupant Crash protection”. The non driver designated seating positions (DSP) on these vehicles is equipped with seat belt assemblies that have a feature that converts the retractor from a emergency locking retractor (ELR) to a automatic locking retractor (ALR). The belts covert to the ALR mode after the webbing has been fully withdrawn from the retractor. The system is designed so that as the belt is released into the retactor, the system remains in the ALR mode so that a child restraint system (CRS) can be tightly secured.

However, for the two third row DSP’s on these vehicles, the ALR mode deactivates before the webbing is fully retracted, so that it will not lock when certain rear facing CRS’S that have a short seat belt routing path are installed in the vehicle. This can allow the seat belt webbing to spool out during normal driving maneuvers, which could affect the stability of a child restraint installed at thos seating positions. As such, this could discourage the use of a child restraint and in the event of a crash, the child may not be adequately protected possibly resulting in injury.

Dealers will install a newly designed seat belt component free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule for this campaign. owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

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