Toyota Company to Recall Popular Sienna Minivans and Tundra Access Cab

For every Honda Odyssey you see on the road, you may see two or three Toyota Sienna Minivans. They are that popular around here. Now listen up. Get all the recall news you need to have.

Due to difficulty in retracting the seat belt in some positions, Toyota Motor Co. is set to recall more than 345,000 Sienna minivans. So far, the company has received 14 complaints. There has not been any injury related to the malfunction of the seat belt. Toyota will send letters to the owners of the affected vehicles.

The part that is causing the problem and needs to be replaced is called the Bezel. All replacements will be free to the owners. The voluntary recalls include Sienna vehicles from the model year of 2004 and 2005.

A friend of mine who owned a Sienna Minivan brought this to my attention. He had just traded it in to go with the GM Employee discount. He was mad over the performance of the vehicle. He told the dealer that he thought he was ripped off because the value was not held. The dealer wanted to offer less than the blue book value. After negotiations, he got what he wanted. He now owns a Yukon which his wife drives. Let's go back to the subject of this recall.

The problem affects the right side chair in the middle of the vehicle and the center seating position in the second bench.

Let's go back to 2003 when the company recalled more than 30,000 Sienna minivans from the 2004 model year. Then, the problem was that the fuel tank was prone to damage and cause fire. The problem was later solved. Toyota Motor Co. has a history of finding out and fixing its problems. It takes consumer's feedback seriously. Personally, my experience with any Toyota vehicle has been great. The Toyota Corolla equipped with side airbags saved my family's life.

Another recall you must know about. Toyota is also recalling 2,500 Tundra Access pickup trucks from the 2005 model year because the wrong lens was installed.