AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Aug 5, 2015
Crash reported
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH. THE SEAT/SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY
- NHTSA ID
- 10746309
- Incident
- Jul 6, 2015
- Mileage
- 250,000 mi
1998 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.
17
Latest Aug 5, 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.
8%
of 225 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.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
6
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Toyota Corolla submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 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 Jan 30, 2015
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER BEING UTILIZED. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000. UPDATED 4/30/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELTS WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REASON THE SEAT BELT FAILURE, WAS BECAUSE PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS IN AN ACCIDENT; UPDATED 05/07/15*JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10680066
- Incident
- Jan 16, 2015
- Mileage
- 185,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Feb 23, 2013
THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY LOCKED INTO THE SEAT BELT LATCH. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10499753
- Incident
- Feb 1, 2012
Seat belts
Filed Apr 28, 2010
1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES SEAT BELT DEFECTIVE. *TGW SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THE SEAT BELT BEGAN FRAYING AS A RESULT OF BEING SCRAPED BY THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE MECHANISM AS IT SLID THROUGH THE SLOT. THE SEAT BELT HAS LOST ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF ITS WIDTH. THE DEFECT APPEARS TO BE THE SLOT IN THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM. SO, MERELY REPLACING THE SEAT BELT WOULDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10327403
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1901
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Nov 18, 2006
Crash reported1 injury reported
ON 11/7/2006 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE MY VEHICLE 98 TOYOTA COROLLA REAR ENDED A CEMENT TRUCK. THE SPEED AT WHICH MY CAR WAS TRAVELING WAS 25-35 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, MY SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK AND BECAUSE OF THIS MY CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. I VISITED THE URGENT CARE THE SAME DAY AND AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT I SUFFERED STRAINED LIGAMENTS AND MUSCLES IN MY NECK AND BACK AND A BRUISE AND SCRAPE ON MY CHEST. I AM STILL SUFFERING. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10173788
- Incident
- Nov 7, 2006
Body & structureInterior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Feb 7, 2006
1998 TOYOTA COROLLA'S DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED AT THE LATCH AREA WHERE IT HOOKS IN . THE TRUNK LOCK BROKE INSIDE THE CYLINDER AND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE INSIDE. *TS THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED ALTHOUGH ALL THE OCCUPANTS HAD THEIR SEAT BELTS BUCKLED. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10150826
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1901
- Mileage
- 91,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Mar 11, 2004
THE SEAT BELT INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SEAT BELT SENSOR MAY HAVE MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *NM *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10051995
- Mileage
- 21,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jan 19, 2004
THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FASTENER LATCH IS DEFECTIVE. IT IS NO LONGER LATCHES, ENABLING THE DRIVER TO USE THE SEAT BELT. *CB
- NHTSA ID
- 10054443
- Incident
- Dec 1, 2003
- Mileage
- 1 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jul 27, 2003
DEFECTIVE SEAT BELTS IN MY 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. IN MAY 03 AND JULY 03 I HAD 2 OF MY 5 SEATBELT BREAK. BOTH APPEAR TO HAVE BROKEN IN THE SAME FASHION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10029283
- Incident
- May 20, 2003
- Mileage
- 65,000 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Apr 1, 2003
THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD, ALSO WHEN A SUDDEN STOP WAS MADE, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER PROPERLY. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10014980
- Incident
- Apr 1, 2003
Seat belts
Filed Jul 31, 2002
2 injuries reported
THE CONSUMER'S SON WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH HE WAS INJURED BY COLLIDING WITH THE WINDSHIELD AS THE RESULT OF SEAT BELT FAILING, TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *YH
- NHTSA ID
- 567021
- Incident
- May 11, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Sep 27, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported
UPON BEING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON PASSENGER SIDE, THE DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS BOLT PULLED OUT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE THROWN ABOUT. *YH
- NHTSA ID
- 871636
- Incident
- Sep 11, 2000
Seat belts
Filed May 19, 2000
DUE TO HEIGHT THE CONSUMER MUSH THE DRIVERS SEAT AS FAR BACK AS POSSIBLE FOR COMFORT, WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS RETRACTED IT TWIST 90% OF THE TIME AN CANNOT RETRACT CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS DUE TO THE LIMITED AMOUNT OF SPACE BETWEEN THE SEAT AND THE DOOR. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 552324
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Jan 8, 2000
Crash reported2 injuries reported
WAS IN AN ACCIDENT GOING 45MPH A TRUCK RAN A STOP SIGN AND I HIT THEM IN THE SIDE MY SON WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND HIS SEAT CAUGHT WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES BUT RELEASED WHEN WE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE. THE SEATBELT ALSO RELEASED WHEN WE HIT THE DITCH. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE WINSHIELD 2 TIMES AND IS NOW DEALING WITH POST CONCUSSION SYNDROME. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THEY FOUND NO DEFECTS AND THAT THE SAFETY SYSTEM DID WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSE TO. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P185/65R14 )
- NHTSA ID
- 717071
- Incident
- Nov 16, 1999
AirbagsBody & structureElectrical+3 more
Filed Jan 3, 2000
AIRBAG AND SEATBELT LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, IN JULY OF 1999 THE FRONT AND RIGHT SEATBELT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 558526
- Incident
- Oct 18, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Aug 24, 1998
THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT IN THE REAR SEAT COMBINED LAP/SHOULDERHAS A BELT EXTENDER. THE LAP BELT COMES UP HIGHER THAN THE SIDE OF THE SEAT. SHOULDER STRAP DOES NOT LOCK SECURELY. DEALER SUGGESTS TO PUT THE CHILD IN THE SEAT ON THE SIDE BECAUSE THE CHILD SEAT CANNOT GO IN THE MIDDLE SEAT. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 825945
- Incident
- Jul 16, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Aug 7, 1998
REAR SEAT BELT DESIGN DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY WITH CHILD SAFETY SEAT. (QCAW)
- NHTSA ID
- 538900
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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- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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