- Man sues Toyota over recall, allegedly without confirming if his Lexus SUV is affected.
- Recall targets second-row seat belts in approximately 41,000 Camry and Lexus models.
- Toyota claims fewer than one percent are impacted and seeks to have the case dismissed.
Recalls are never fun, but they’re a product of several things, including a desire to make cars as safe as possible. Despite that, some owners drive their cars for years with active recalls. . Others, like the man at the center of this story, take legal action before even confirming whether their car is actually part of one.
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Back in early February, Toyota launched a recall covering certain 2025 Toyota Camry, 2025 Lexus NX, and 2024-2025 Lexus RX models. In total, it affects around 41,000 cars, but the automaker says that less than one percent have the issue that led to the recall. That concern is a potentially defective seat belt in the second row. It might have been damaged during manufacturing.
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Toyota says that any vehicles with a defective seat belt will get a new one. Apparently, that assurance was not enough for plaintiff Mark M. of New York who owns a 2025 Lexus RX. He says Toyota owes him damages for “hours of his time,” “a vehicle that has been devalued,” and “to transport himself and his defective class vehicle to a Toyota or Lexus certified mechanic.” There’s at least one big issue with the complaint so far, though.
According to CarComplaints, Toyota complained to the judge that the plaintiff didn’t confirm whether his car is subject to the recall. The automaker said in its legal response that “Plaintiff does not even allege facts showing that his vehicle is actually subject to the recall, despite citing a Toyota press release stating that potentially affected vehicles can be identified by Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) or license plate information.”
Despite all this, the plaintiff claims that the fix isn’t even sufficient. That remedy is a full and complete replacement of the seat belt for the (possibly less than one percent) of the affected cars.
Evidently, the plaintiff believes that the vehicle will suffer from diminished value regardless of whether it has a replacement seat belt or not. That said, it’ll be interesting to see if the case continues on much longer. Toyota is awaiting a decision on its motion to dismiss the suit.
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