Possibly. You can look in 5 seconds to know for yourself, but I saw a export model at the plant (not sure of the country) a few months ago and it was in rework. I know it did not have it becauseI was looking at the differences in the interior compared to ours (it had aluminum trim, which I have never actually seen in the US at a dealer, much like a no sunroof car. Those are pretty rare in the states). The little rubber tray was not there and it looked just like mine as far as the release is concerned. Again, you should be able to look easily to see. The only odd thing is I would think the US would be the area you would need the lock for theft prevention