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1999 Lexus RX300 Seat belts Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA

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Seat belts reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
10
Latest Oct 26, 2018
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
5%
of 221 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Lexus RX300 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming seat belt

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

AirbagsOther / unspecifiedSeat belts
Filed Oct 26, 2018

TENGO. UN. PROBLEMA. CON. LOS. SINTURONES.BOLSAS. DE. AIRE. Y. ELECTROCO

NHTSA ID
11142781
Incident
Mar 2, 2018
Seat belts
Filed Oct 7, 2017

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT

NHTSA ID
11032188
Incident
Feb 2, 2015
Mileage
60,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Nov 27, 2011

THE PASSENGER SIDE, REAR SEATBELT IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. IT KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN THE TRACK. *TR

NHTSA ID
10437395
Incident
Sep 6, 2010
Seat belts
Filed Jul 19, 2011

SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. I CHANGED BACK SEATS, BUT DRIVER'S ONE IS NOT WORKING EITHER. HELP! *KB

NHTSA ID
10413647
Incident
Nov 14, 2009
Mileage
124,126 mi
Seat belts
Filed Feb 15, 2010

THE SEATBELTS IN MY LEXUS RX300 DO NOT RETRACT ALL THE WAY. TOYOTA MADE A FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO FIX THIS BY PLACING TEFLON TAPE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON THE CLIP THAT HOLDS THE BELT UP, BUT IT DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT IT AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION: IF I GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT, THE SEAT BELT WILL BE TOO SLACK. *TR

NHTSA ID
10310646
Incident
Jan 10, 2000
Mileage
1,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Feb 14, 2010

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT PROPERLY RETRACT AFTER BEING EXTENDED. WAS REPLACED ONCE BY THE LOCAL DEALER ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. BELT HAS GRADUALLY DEVELOPED THE SAME PROBLEM OVER THE RECENT YEARS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10310335
Incident
Aug 15, 2005
Other / unspecifiedSeat belts
Filed Jan 14, 2004

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AFTER THEY'VE BEEN TAKEN OFF, OR DURING SUDDEN BRAKING. DEALER REPLACED BOTH UNITS, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED.*AK

NHTSA ID
10053229
Incident
Aug 7, 2003
Mileage
55,000 mi
Driver assistanceEngineSeat belts
Filed Jun 10, 2002

VEHICLE DID NOT START FOUR TIMES IN SIX WEEK PERIOD. BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TT

NHTSA ID
566047
Exterior lightingSeat beltsTransmission
Filed Jul 30, 2000

THIS CAR IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. HEADLIGHTS DIM TO DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AT NIGHT, TRANSMISSION LURCHES BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONS. *AK

NHTSA ID
726232
Incident
Oct 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Jan 17, 2000

SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY & HAS COME LOOSE FROM THE CAR FRAME.

NHTSA ID
717476
Incident
Jul 9, 1999

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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