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.
19
Latest May 11, 2014
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 417 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.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
5
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Toyota Camry submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 19 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
AirbagsInterior & seatsSeat belts
Filed May 11, 2014
Crash reported1 injury reported
WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WHERE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WAITING TO EXIT FREEWAY: BACKUP ON FREEWAY EXIT, WAS REAR ENDED AT HIGH SPEED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. CAUSING CHAIN REACTION CRASH, VEHICLE WAS SANDWICHED BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES. VEHICLE FLOORING BECAME DEFORMED WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSING AND MOST IMPORTANTLY FOR THE SEAT BELT TO FAIL CAUSING ME TO BANG MY FACE INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. I FOUND THE SEAT BELT WAS UNBUCKLED AFTER THE CRASH. AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. *TR
NHTSA ID
10587674
Incident
May 10, 2014
Mileage
193,000 mi
Seat beltsTires & wheelsTransmission+1 more
Filed Sep 13, 2004
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE RPMS WENT TO THE RED ZONE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND PARKED, AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP. AAA ARRIVED, AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE IT WAS REPAIRED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. CONSUMER FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE WEBSITE.*AK THE VEHICLE SPUN IN A 360 DEGREE TURN ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS BEFORE IT REACHED 24,000 MILES. CONSUMER CHANGED TIRES FROM THE TIRES TOYOTA PROVIDED TO A MICHELIN TIRE AND THE SPINNING STOPPED. ON JULY 12, 2004 THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND HAD TO GO IN FOR SERVICE. . IN 2002 THE REAR SEATBELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS STUCK. THE CONSUMER HAD IT REPAIRED AT HER EXPENSE. THE CUSTOMER WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO REIMBURSE HER FOR THEIR SHARE OF THE EXPENSES OCCURRED DUE TO THIS PRE-MATURE DEFECT. * TC
NHTSA ID
10087379
Incident
Jul 12, 2004
Mileage
74,972 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jul 29, 2004
1996 TOYOTA CAMRY'S DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED.*MR THE BELT FAILED AFTER ONLY 42000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE BELT FOR FREE BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT'S WERE ONLY WARRANTED FOR FIVE YEARS OR 60000 MILES. *NM
NHTSA ID
10087071
Incident
Jan 1, 1901
Mileage
42,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jul 29, 2003
CONSUMER STATES THAT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT UNLOCK. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
NHTSA ID
10031312
Incident
Jul 10, 2003
Seat belts
Filed Feb 12, 2002
CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS DO NOT RELEASE FROM TRACTING MECHANISM, CAUSING SEAT BELTS TO BECOME INOPERABLE.*AK *JG
NHTSA ID
8003923
Incident
Feb 11, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Feb 11, 2002
SEATBELT RETRACTORS IN THE VEHICLE DON'T WORK PROPERLY. SOMETIMES BELT DOESN'T RETRACT ALL THE WAY OR SOMETIMES IT WON'T RETRACT AT ALL. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE IT MAY NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK *YH
NHTSA ID
8003901
Incident
Feb 11, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Mar 29, 1999
COSCO TURNABOUT INFANT CAR SEAT (CAME WITH THE "ROCK N' ROLLER STROLLER) MODEL NUMBER 01-654 (IF THE STROLLER AND CAR SEAT HAVE THE SAME NUMBERS) DOES NOT FIT SECURELY IN THE CAR SEAT. IN A SIDE IMPACT CRASH THE SEAT WOULD BECOME DISLODGED, AS IT CAN SLIDE LEFT AND RIGHT. I HAVE TO PIN THE SEAT BEHIND THE BACK OF THE PASSENGER SEAT TO IMMOBALIZE IT. I HAVE EVEN HAD A POLICE OFFICER LOOK AT IT AND HE TOOK NOTICE IT DIDN'T SEEM TOO SAFE. *AK
NHTSA ID
705042
Seat belts
Filed Sep 4, 1998
PLACING A CHILD SEAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE REAR SEAT AND BELTING IT IN DOES NOT SECURE THE CHILD SEAT FROM TIPPING OR MOVING LATERALLY. OWNER STATES THAT HER VEHICLE'S REAR CENTER SEAT BELT EMERGES ABOUT TWO FEET WIDER THAN IN MOST VEHICLES.
NHTSA ID
540595
Incident
Feb 1, 1998
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Jul 21, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION & SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN PROPERLY, RESULTING IN CHEST INJURIES.538159 DUPE OF 825226. *AK
NHTSA ID
538159
Incident
Jun 15, 1998
Body & structureElectricalSeat belts+2 more
Filed Mar 6, 1998
SEAT BELTS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
NHTSA ID
531960
Seat belts
Filed Dec 23, 1997
WHENEVER DRIVING VEHICLE, SEAT BELTS WOULD CREEP UP AROUND THE NECK AREA. WHEN DEPRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON, IT WOULD NOT RELEASE UNTIL ITS UNSNAPPED BY SEATING AREA. *AK
NHTSA ID
821066
Incident
Dec 28, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Oct 27, 1997
SEAT BELT FAILED.
NHTSA ID
605563
Incident
Jul 30, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Sep 10, 1997
SEAT BELT FAILED.
NHTSA ID
604891
Exterior lightingSeat belts
Filed Apr 10, 1997
LEFT TURN SIGNAL BULB BLEW OUT.
NHTSA ID
603002
Incident
Mar 28, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Oct 10, 1996
PASSENGER LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL OVERRETRACT AND CANNOT GET OUT OF THE SEAT BELT. *AK *SLC
NHTSA ID
803447
Incident
Jun 1, 1996
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Sep 10, 1996
Crash reported3 injuries reported
AFTER A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT, ALL OF THE SEAT BELTS ON THE VEHICLE DISCONNECTED OR UNBUCKLED. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
NHTSA ID
800423
Incident
Jul 24, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 30, 1996
FRONT SEAT BELT DESIGNED TO LOCK UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS DUE TO CHILD SEAT REQUIREMENTS, HOWEVER IS ANNOYING TO OTHER OCCUPANTS.
NHTSA ID
506886
Seat belts
Filed Jun 11, 1996
METAL TAB ON RIGHT REAR SHOULDER/LAP BELT TWISTED, DIFFICULT TO FASTEN, BELTS NOT FLUSH AGAINT OCCUPANTS CHEST, IN A REVERSE LIKE POSITION, COULD CAUSE INJURY.
NHTSA ID
985474
Incident
Dec 15, 1995
Heating & air conditioningElectricalEngine+6 more
Filed Mar 19, 1996
ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SD
NHTSA ID
502365
Incident
Mar 19, 1996
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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