Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||||
| BO02601 | 10/19/2001 | 627195 | Subject regarding shoulder belt anchor tape set. *yd | 02/05/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 05/15/2012 | 138000 | ||
| The latch on my toyota camry le drivers side front seat belt will not latch. you must hold depressed the center button of the buckle as you insert the latch for it to operate. i have just gotten this car and do not know how long the has been defective. | |||
| 01/30/2011 | 62000 | ||
| Driver side seat belt buckle not working. belt can not go into the buckle unless you hold down the red button release buckle then insert the belt with force. it does release the belt. | |||
| 05/30/2010 | 108000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 toyota camry. while stopped the air bag service light illuminated on the dashboard. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed an air bag module needed to be replaced. the contact was also informed there was an electronic failure in the drivers side front seat belt in which the seat belt would not work in the event of a crash. the vehicle was not serviced. the failure and current mileages were 108,000. sm. | |||
| 01/30/2007 | 79000 | 1 | 06/02/2006 |
| Tl*- the contact owns a 2001 toyota camry. while driving in the rain at 25 mph the contact's vehicle was involved in a rear end collision. the contact endured chest and head impact to the steering wheel. none of the air bags in the vehicle deployed. the seat belt didn't secure the driver during the collision, and the contactwas pregnant. there was no police report. the current and failure mileage was 79,000. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 01/04/2002 | 2 | 03/01/2001 | |
| On january 4, 2002, i was involved in an automobile accident while driving my 2001 camry. a car in front of me (dodge stratus) was stopped waiting to turn left. i was behind the car in a stopped position. another car (1999 cadillac deville) traveling at about 40 mph hit me from behind forcing my car into the rear of the car in front of me. the car in front of me received damage to trunk and bumper with enough force/damage to cause the trunk to not shut without repair. my question, concern is this: my air bags did not deploy (neither driver or passenger) and according to my owner's manual they should have deployed. also, the drivers seat was forced into approximately a 45 degree reclining position during the impact and is currently locked into that position. my car had a power driver's seat and should not have collapsed. i am not sure at what point the seat collapsed but the impact must have been significant enough to throw me forward and then back hard enough to cause the seat to fail. as a result i have suffered some back and neck injury as a result of this accident. the manufacturer indicated that the seats were designed to do this but i cannot find anything in the manual, on their site or on the www to this effect. the impact was enough that a big mac in my right hand was thrown against the odometer, down the left side of the car and into the back seat on the windows. a 32 ounce coke was splattered throughout the car into the dash electronics (cd player, tape deck, etc.) and a closed arm rest. the impact seems significant enough to warrant airbag deployment and the fact that the seat back did not provide back support is of great concern to me. at a minimum, if the seats are designed to go back like they did in this situation, the consumer should be aware.*ak | |||