TOKYO, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Toyota Motor Corp. announced a recall of 2.87 million SUVs worldwide to correct a suspected rear seatbelt defect.
A fatal accident in Canada and another incident in the United States which resulted in a passenger's injury prompted the recall of 2006-2012 Toyota RAV4 models and 2012-2014 RAV4EV models, as well as Vanguard SUVs sold in Asia. In both cases, Toyota was unable to determine if a damaged rear lap-shoulder seatbelt caused the fatality or injury. In severe front-end collisions, the belts could be cut by metal seat-cushion frames, a Toyota statement said.