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2018 Toyota Corolla 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.
11
Latest Apr 30, 2026
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 133 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.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2018 Toyota Corolla submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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

Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Apr 30, 2026

Each travel driver seat belt become tight I try pull down for loose and I have notice the driver seat become level low.

NHTSA ID
11734961
Incident
Jan 1, 2026
Seat belts
Filed May 23, 2023

The driver and passenger seat belts by the holder the retracts them back into the car. Each time the seat belt is released or retracted it begins to cut more.

NHTSA ID
11523472
Incident
Apr 13, 2023
AirbagsElectricalSeat belts
Filed Nov 17, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE AIR BAGS AND REAR SEAT BELTS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER TOYOTA OF DOWNTOWN LA. (1901 S FIGUEROA ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90007, (213) 986-2011) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,391. *LN*JB

NHTSA ID
11375105
Incident
Nov 2, 2020
Mileage
19,391 mi
Seat belts
Filed Sep 8, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO RETRACT OR SECURE THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. NEITHER THE LOCAL DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. INVALID VIN.

NHTSA ID
11353698
Incident
Nov 1, 2017
Mileage
100 mi
AirbagsFuel systemSeat belts
Filed Jun 20, 2020

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE INTERIM NOTICE 4/17/2020 FOR LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP RECALL NHTSA # 20V-012. CALLED CURRY TOYOTA AND BROUGHT CAR IN AND RECEIVED A LONER. THEY HAVE MY CAR OVER 70 DAYS NOW WITH NO REMEDY. MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY, LESS THAN 24 MONTHS OLD AND HAS A LITTLE OVER 7,000 MILES. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD COME UNDER THE LEMON LAWS #4. THERE IS NO REMEDY IN SIGHT. PLEASE ADVISE.THIS IS THE SECOND RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID
11329816
Incident
Apr 17, 2020
Mileage
7,115 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Apr 14, 2020
Crash reported1 injury reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR FOR DIAGNOSIS AS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD HARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN A SLIPPER GOT STUCK IN THE MAT GROVES AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED; CAUSING THE CONTACT TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE OTHER INDIVIDUAL INJURIES WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BRUISED CHEST, HER NOSE AND MOUTH WAS BLEEDING WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS MADE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE WHERE THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTER WHERE THE PHYSICAL DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE THEN WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ROSEVILLE TOYOTA (700 AUTOMALL DR, ROSEVILLE, CA 95661 (916) 782-2163) FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID
11321075
Incident
May 15, 2019
Powertrain (other)Seat belts
Filed Mar 11, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. NO WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS VERY HARD TO UNBUCKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

NHTSA ID
11317494
Incident
Nov 15, 2019
Mileage
30,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jan 24, 2020
1 injury reported

DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT DOES NOT LOCK WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED WHILE COMING TO A STOP. DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME. DIFFICULT TO REPLICATE.

NHTSA ID
11301570
Incident
Jan 17, 2020
Mileage
62,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Feb 21, 2019

IN PAST TOYOTA HAD A RECALL OF REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELTS OF 2.9 MILLION TOYOTA'S. I JUST NOTICED ON MY BRAND NEW TOYOTA COROLLA THAT MY 7 YEAR OLD SPECIAL NEEDS DAUGHTER , IS TORN AND RIPPED. SUN TOYOTA SAID IT WAS BECASUE THE BELT GOT CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. I HAVE A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY AND NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE WITH MY PAST 4 TOYOTA. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE BELT AND WERE THE DOOR CAN CLOSE IN THE BELT. A CHILD CANNOT DO THIS DAMAGE. I AM REQUESTING THEY FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE . THERE ARE ALSO THIN SLICES OF THE STRAP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TORN BELT.

NHTSA ID
11181645
Incident
Feb 19, 2019
Mileage
4,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Feb 21, 2019

PASSENGER REAR SEAT BELT SNAPPED IN HALF AND RIPPED UP THE MIDDLE OF THE BELT. HALF OF THE SEAT BELT IS HANGING THERE STILL CONNECTED. THIS IS WERE MY 7 YEAR OLD SITS. I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT THE COST IS OVER $400.00 AND THE BELT THE GUESS MUST HAVE BEEN STUCK OF GRABBED IN THE DOOR IN THE DOOR AND THAT MAKES IT EVEN MORE DEFECTIVE TO HAVE THE DOOR LATCH CLOSE TO THE BELT. I BELIEVE THE BELT IS DEFECTIVE AS THERE ARE SEVERAL SMALL LINES ON THE OTHER SIDE I HAVE HAD 5 TOYOTA'S AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM! SUN TOYOTA NEW PORT RICHEY FLORIDA.

NHTSA ID
11181618
Incident
Feb 19, 2019
Mileage
4,000 mi
Driver assistanceOther / unspecifiedSeat belts
Filed Dec 17, 2018

2018 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ALERT/ALARM FOR KEY AND SEAT BELT. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ALARMS WERE NOT LOUD ENOUGH AND DID NOT SOUND LONG ENOUGH. *JS THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INEFFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER STATED IT DID NOT MAINTAIN THE SET SPEED ON AN INCLINE AND DECLINE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER AND MANUAL THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS RESPONSE. *JS

NHTSA ID
11161629
Incident
Dec 17, 2018

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