Tokai Rika Co. Ltd Front Seat Belt Assembly, model year 9999. Filed by TOKAI RIKA Co LTD and reported to NHTSA on 6 February 2023. 106 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Tokai Rika Co LTD (Tokai Rika) is recalling certain front-seat outer right-side seat belt assemblies. Please see the recall report for a complete list of affected part numbers. The seat belt assembly force-limiter may not operate correctly, allowing the seat belt to extend further than intended after locking.
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.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 23E007 cover?
- Tokai Rika Co. Ltd Front Seat Belt Assembly.
- What is wrong with them?
- Tokai Rika Co LTD (Tokai Rika) is recalling certain front-seat outer right-side seat belt assemblies. Please see the recall report for a complete list of affected part numbers.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A seat belt assembly that extends further than intended may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Vehicle manufacturers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the seat belt assembly, free of charge. Vehicle manufacturer was notified February 6, 2023. Toyota owners should contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Subaru owners should contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “A seat belt assembly that extends further than intended may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 23E007 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | TOKAI RIKA Co LTD |
| System at fault | Seat Belts |
| Reported to NHTSA | 6 February 2023 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | TOKAI RIKA CO. LTD FRONT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A seat belt assembly that extends further than intended may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Vehicle manufacturers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the seat belt assembly, free of charge. Vehicle manufacturer was notified February 6, 2023. Toyota owners should contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Subaru owners should contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 451 notices in the record whose component field names seat belts. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 48 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 23E007, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23e007/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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