Seat belts
Filed May 25, 2015
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FOR TOYOTA COROLLA '96 MODEL IS DEFECTIVE: THIS BELT HAS PULLED OUT AND WILL NOT RETRACT.
- NHTSA ID
- 10721316
- Incident
- May 25, 2015
- Mileage
- 115,000 mi
1996 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.
19
Latest May 25, 2015
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.
15%
of 129 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.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
4
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Toyota Corolla 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
Seat belts
Filed Apr 22, 2003
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FOR TOYOTA COROLLA '96 MODEL IS DEFECTIVE: THIS BELT CANNOT BE PULLED OUT BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE RELEASING MECHANISM. I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT NEAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE SET. *NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 10016301
- Incident
- Apr 21, 2003
- Mileage
- 55,350 mi
Seat belts
Filed Dec 5, 2002
THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT WILLNOT LATCH INSIDE WHEN THE TOP OF THE BELT IS CONNECTED TO THE BOTTOM HALF. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
- NHTSA ID
- 8023825
- Incident
- May 2, 2002
BrakesSeat belts
Filed Apr 3, 2002
CONSUMER COMMENTS THAT THE RIGHT REAR OUT BOARD SEAT BELT, FULLY EXTENDED, WILL NOT RETRACT, THEREFORE MAKING IT UNSAFE TO UTILIZE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. *JG
- NHTSA ID
- 564865
Seat belts
Filed Feb 14, 2001
SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK AND HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED PROPERLY. I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE MY OWN CAR BECAUSE I FEAR THAT I AM PUTTING MY 2 YEAR OLDS LIFE IN DANGER BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 740905
- Incident
- Apr 19, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Mar 5, 2000
THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT EXTEND. THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BEFORE, MOST RECENTLY 5 MONTHS AGO. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 719722
- Incident
- Mar 5, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Jan 11, 1999
CONSUMER WAS SITTING IN REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN SHE PULLED THE SEAT BELT OUT AND LOCKED IT. THE SHOULDER STRAP NEVER RETRACTED, THE BELT WAS TOO LOOSE . *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 833275
- Incident
- Nov 15, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Jan 2, 1998
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HE APPLIED THE RESTRAINT BELT, IT RETRACTED AND WOULD NOT PULL OUT . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
- NHTSA ID
- 820222
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Dec 15, 1997
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED/REPLACED DUE TO POOR DESIGN.
- NHTSA ID
- 526895
- Incident
- Apr 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Nov 4, 1997
SEAT BELT FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 605652
- Incident
- Jan 5, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Oct 27, 1997
REAR SEAT BELT FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 605313
- Incident
- Apr 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Sep 8, 1997
SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER SIDE FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 603882
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed May 1, 1997
1 injury reported
SEAT BELT FAILD IN AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY.
- NHTSA ID
- 516879
- Incident
- Nov 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Apr 25, 1997
SEAT BELT STICKS.
- NHTSA ID
- 603252
- Incident
- May 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Mar 25, 1997
DUE TO DESIGN OF THE HEAD RESTRAINT, WHEN DRIVING IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE IN EITHER DIRECTIONS, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEAD REST IS TOO WIDE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 809564
Seat belts
Filed Feb 19, 1997
Crash reported
SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP WHILE IN CRASH. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 809091
Seat belts
Filed Jan 7, 1997
CONSUMER STATES THAT IT TAKES ABOUT (10) MINUTES BEFORE SHE CAN BUCKLE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BECAUSE OF MECHANISM IN THE RETRACTOR AND SOMETIMES WHEN THE BELT IS BUCKLED IT BECOMES VERY TIGHT. VEHICLE WILL TO TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP THIS WEEKEND. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 807231
- Incident
- Apr 4, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jan 6, 1997
DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN A DEER HIT VEHICLE, SEAT BELT LOCKED DRIVER VERY TIGHTLY ON STOMACH, TOP OF BELT WAS VERY LOOSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE TO ORDER A WHOLE NEW SEAT BELT, BUCKLE WOULD NOT LOCK. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 807100
- Incident
- Nov 9, 1996
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Oct 11, 1996
Crash reported3 injuries reported
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING FRONT AND REAR COLLISIONS, ALSO SEAR BELTS DID NOT LOCK, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 801561
- Incident
- Aug 26, 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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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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