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Toyota 4 Runner 1996–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin BO01199 · NHTSA communication 608086 · issued Jul 9, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seat Belts
component
1996–1998
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin introduces information on the lower front seat belt anchor shape which has been changed to prevent stains in the carpeting from transferring onto the seat belt webbing for vehicles built within certain vin ranges. *tt

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.