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 - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 09/20/1999 | 1 | 07/01/1999 | |
| Original equipment, firestone wilderness ht tires p21570r14, dot wthyawa, toyota takoma, extend cab 1997. passenger's side front tire went flat when turning a corner. *ak due to the tire failure, the vehicle lost control, went into a ditch and hit a stump, the consumer sustained inuries because the airbag experienced no deployment. *slc | |||
| 1 | |||
| Drivers seat belt locked up/inoperative. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 06/11/2002 | 1 | ||
| Driver's seat belt retractor locked up and was unable to be used, leaving driver without any restraint if vehicle got involved in a crash. dealer contacted. *ak | |||
| 2 | 11/01/1997 | ||
| Driver's side seat belt is inoperable. seat belt will not retract out of housing mechanism. also, seat belt assembly has been replaced twice. *ak | |||
| 01/31/2000 | 12/01/1996 | ||
| Reoccurring problem with seat belt retractors. both passenger and driver's side experience problem, but problem is more common on passenger's side. seat belt commonly hangs out of vehicle door unless noticed prior to closing door. a real hassle - destroying paint on door sill. *ak | |||
| Driver side seat belt is locked in the retracted position, the belt will not disengage from the retracting mechanism. consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer has yet to replace parts.toyata dealers do not keep this part in stock.. *ak | |||
| 05/20/1999 | |||
| Inoperative seat belt on driver's side. dealer notified, and replaced seat belt. consumer wants this incident on record with nhtsa. *ak | |||
| 07/15/1999 | 1 | 08/01/1997 | |
| The driver's side seat belt is stuck-can not use-will not pull out of assembly-dealer unable to repair-must wait 3 days for them to look at. *ak | |||
| 1 | 04/30/1997 | ||
| Seat belt retractors do not retact properly when exiting the vehicle causing them to get stuck in the door. | |||