Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||||
| 032499 | 03/24/1999 | 605175 | Information regarding seatbelt extenders. *tt | 06/02/1999 | |
| BO00499 | 03/19/1999 | 604668 | Toyota customers who find it necessary to increase the length of their seat belts may obtain seat belt extenders at no cost through their local toyota dealer. *tt | 05/07/1999 | |
| 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 | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 167487 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns 2000 toyota tundra. the contact stated the front driver and passenger seat belts would not retract. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised the contact that the vehicle was outside of warranty and offered no assistance to repair the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure who advised that there were no recalls for the failure and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 167,487. kmj | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 167487 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns 2000 toyota tundra. the contact stated the front driver and passenger seat belts will not retract. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated it was out of warranty and offered no assistance to repair the failure. the vehicle was not repair. the manufacturer was notified who stated there are no recalls or warranty and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 167,487. mw | |||
| 05/24/2008 | 104000 | 1 | 06/30/2000 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 toyota tundra. while driving 55 mph the passenger side seat belt disengaged without warning. as of may 27, 2008, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. the current and failure mileages were 104,000. updated 07/29/08 *bf the seat belt mounting bolt disengaged from the roof post mounting bracket. the consumer stated at looked as though it was installed inproperly. updated 08/01/08 | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 04/05/2002 | 1 | 03/01/2002 | |
| Consumer is unable to tighten seatbelt, causing it to be loose.*ak consumer states the drivers side shoulder/lap belt constantly gets wedged in the side pillar belt guide, when consumer first gets into the vehicle, and latches the buckle he has to pull an excess amount of belt out and expects the excess to retract when the buckle is latched, however the slack stays in the belt, in order to tighten up the belt consumer has to reach the pillar guide and eliminate the bunching that causes the hang up of the belt.*jb | |||
| 02/17/2002 | 1 | 07/29/2002 | |
| Accident occured while driving at 65-70 mph. driver and passengers were injured, the air bags did not deploy and the seat belts did not tighten up and locked upon the impact. nlm *slc | |||
| 12/10/2001 | 0 | ||
| Consumer cannot move after putting seat belt on unless he places foot on brakes. consumer's seat belt has been replaced 3 times, and svc mechanic stated that this behavior of seat belt was normal.*ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 05/24/2005 | 2 | 03/01/2000 | |
| Dt: contact stated when facing uphill in the vehicle the passenger seat belt retractor locks into place and seat belt cannot be put on. the manufacturer stated that the seat belt was working as designed. the contact was concerned if the passenger seat belt was designed this way, why were the other seat belts in the vehicle not designed the same way.*ak the consumer the original seat belts did not exhibit the problem he is experiencing now with the replacement seat belts. *jb | |||
| 9000 | 1 | ||
| The trucks front seat belts fails to retract back into it's holster, and gets caught in the door. the dealership has replaced the entire seat belt assembly, but the problem still exist. *ph | |||
| 06/26/2003 | 5 | 01/29/2000 | |
| The vehicles brake rotors and drums were warped and caused extended stopping distance when braking. *nlm there was a vibration when braking, the tire seemed to be worn on the inside, the a/c made a noise when turned on high, and the front seat belt did not retract at times. *scc *jb | |||
| 06/25/2001 | |||
| When vehicle is parked in his driveway loated on a slop seat belt retractor will not allow consumer to release belt in order to wear restraint belt. consumer must pull out into road on level ground, and then put seat belt on. dealership and manufacturer are not willing to remedy this problem. please provide any additional information / attachments.*ak | |||
| 12/17/1999 | 3 | ||
| Vehicle has had continual failures of the seat belt retractors, three replacments completed and third replacement is necessary due to recent failure. *mjs upon inspection, it was found that the guide loop had accumulated dirt under the seatbelt, the dirt causes a drag on the belt, slowing its progress through the guide loop, even though the retractor has proper operation, once the dirt was cleaned the belt retracted properly, consumer uses this vehicle for business in construction. *slc consumer states that the dealership refuses to do anything more about the seat belt, consumer also states by following the regular maintenance, the problem still exists. *slc | |||