{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Toyota recall 18V569 (J0S): 2012 Toyota Avalon",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v569/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V569 (Toyota): If the seat belt is falsely interpreted as being buckled, in the event of a crash, the air bags may not deploy appropriately, in...",
  "excerpt": "Toyota Avalon, model year 2012. Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing and reported to NHTSA on 29 August 2018. 19,354 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2012 Toyota Avalon vehicles. During a vehicle repair, the seat belt inner buckles may have been replaced with parts that may incorrectly tell the air bag management system that the seat belt is always buckled. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Toyota's own number for this recall: J0S. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V569 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the seat belt is falsely interpreted as being buckled, in the event of a crash, the air bags may not deploy appropriately, increasing the risk of injury.” 18V569 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing Air Bags 29 August 2018 2012-2012 TOYOTA AVALON If the seat belt is falsely interpreted as being buckled, in the event of a crash, the air bags may not deploy appropriately, inc",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:50:06+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:53:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Toyota recall 18V569 (J0S): 2012 Toyota Avalon\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v569/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}