Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||||
| BO01901 | 08/10/2001 | 622728 | Information regarding shoulder belt anchor tape set. *jb | 10/22/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 05/20/2012 | 105000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1998 toyota rav4. the contact was driving 60 mph and attempted to avoid a tractor trailer. while switching lanes, the rear of the contact's vehicle crashed into another vehicle, causing the contact to spin out of control, crash into the tractor trailer and then into the guard rail. the vehicle was destroyed. the air bags did not deploy. each of the three passengers were wearing seat belts however none of them locked on impact, causing injury to each of the three passengers. the vehicle was neither repaired nor inspected for the cause of the air bag failure. the failure and the current mileages were 105,000. kmj | |||
| 05/20/2012 | 105000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1998 toyota rav4. the contact stated while driving 60 mph the driver attempted to avoid a tractor trailer pulling into traffic from the shoulder of the road. while switching lanes the rear of the contact's vehicle came into contact with another vehicle causing the contact to spin out of control, hit the tractor trailer and then crash into the guard rail. the vehicle was destroyed. no air bags deployed in the vehicle. each of the three passengers were wearing seat belts however none of them locked at impact causing injury to each of them. the failure and current mileages were 105,000 | |||
| 05/28/2000 | 1 | 10/01/1998 | |
| The seat belt anchor on the drivers side just fell off as i was parking my car. the bolt that holds the anchor had come loose and fell in my lap. if i would have been on the road, this could have caused an accident or cause injury to me do to the seat belt safety system failing to restrain me.*ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 08/07/2007 | 109000 | 1 | |
| I have a 1998 toyota rav4 and the retractor of the driver's seatbelt is no longer operable. i contacted toyota and they referred me to the local dealer and he offered to replace and install a new seatbelt and retractor for half of their normal charge of approximately $400.00. i think they should replace it at no charge. *jb | |||