The recall covers 2.9 million SUVs worldwide for rear seatbelts that can be cut by the metal frame in a collision. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)
A global recall of nearly 2.9 million Toyota SUV's was prompted by a Canadian investigation into a crash that killed two people.
U.S. safety regulators revealed the probe in documents posted today.
The recall covers RAV4 SUVS from the 2005 through 2014 model years, the RAV4 electric vehicle from 2012 through 2014, sold in North America, and the Vanguard sold in Japan from 2005-2016, the Japanese automaker said.
Last week Toyota announced the huge recall because the rear seat belts can be cut in a severe crash.
If that happens, the belts won't restrain passengers.
Canadian investigators found the problem in crash tests after two rear-seat passengers died in a 2011 collision in Eastern Canada between a Toyota RAV4 and a Chevrolet Silverado pickup.
The front-seat occupants survived.
Tests done by Canadian regulators in October found that the belts could come in contact with a metal seat cushion frame.
Toyota says dealers will add plastic covers to the frame.
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