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1992 Toyota Corolla Seat belts Problems

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

Data refreshed

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.
9
Latest Jul 11, 2004
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.
14%
of 63 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.
5
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
19

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Toyota Corolla submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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

Seat belts
Filed Jul 11, 2004
15 injuries reported

DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULER BELT BECOMES FRAID AND STARTS TO UNRAVEL. THIS SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING ON OTHER CORROLLAS WITH THIS RESTRAINT SYSTEM. (92'S HAVE TWO BELTS; A LAP BELT AND A SHOULDER BELT) IS THERE A RETRO- FIT AVAILABLE? THIS PROBLEM SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU.*AK

NHTSA ID
10080798
Incident
Jul 3, 2004
Mileage
98,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jul 26, 2002

RETRACTOR ON DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CONSUMER CANNOT PULL OUT THE BELT AND LOCK IT INTO PLACE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

NHTSA ID
8014823
Incident
Jul 2, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Apr 2, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE GOING AT 20-25 MPH CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT. CONSUMER RAN INTO STEERING WHEEL. *AK

NHTSA ID
8006822
Incident
Apr 2, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Jul 12, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported

11 YR OLD GIRL CUT HER HEAD ON THE HEAD REST OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BECAUSE HER SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT RESTRAIN HER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER CAR IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AT ABOUT 35 MPH. *AK

NHTSA ID
708549
Incident
Jun 29, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Oct 2, 1998
Crash reported

INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT SYSTEM MALFUCNTIONED, AND DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.

NHTSA ID
828483
Incident
Sep 29, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Aug 6, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported

DURING IMPACT AT 30 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT STEERING WHEEL.*AK

NHTSA ID
826349
Seat belts
Filed Feb 24, 1998

THE MALE PORTION OF THE MIDDLE REAR SEAT BELT CAME OFF. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE SEAT BELT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

NHTSA ID
820849
Incident
Aug 20, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Feb 7, 1997

FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS TO NOT LOCK WHEN PULLED.

NHTSA ID
546651
Incident
Feb 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed May 14, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
984457
Incident
May 1, 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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