2019 Toyota Corolla Seat belts Problems

While the vehicle was parked and powered off, a fire originated inside the driver seat area. There was no collision, no aftermarket electrical equipment installed, and no heated seat or accessory usage at the time of the incident. The vehicle was stationary when the fire began. The fire damage was concentrated within the driver seat assembly, consistent with a suspected electrical failure involving seat wiring, seat-mounted components, or associated harnesses. This is not consistent with owner misuse or external ignition sources. The insurer (Allstate Insurance Company) declared the vehicle a total loss but declined further fire-origin or electrical defect investigation. The vehicle is at risk of being sold or dismantled through a salvage auction, which would destroy critical evidence related to a potential manufacturer defect. The vehicle is currently listed on Copart (Lot# 99091095 highlighted as ‘Run and Drive’) I have completed a Power of Attorney (HSMV 82053) per Allstate requirement, along with a limited conditions notification for evidence preservation however Allstate is refusing to accept the conditions stating their intent to sell it as salvage. This incident presents a serious safety concern involving spontaneous ignition within the passenger compartment. Similar failures pose a risk of injury, death, or property damage, particularly if ignition occurs while occupied. I am requesting that NHTSA review this incident for potential electrical system or seat assembly defects and preserve this complaint as part of any pattern or trend analysis involving Toyota vehicles.

NHTSA ID

11708439

Incident

Dec 16, 2025

Vehicle was involved in a fatal head-on collision. Upon inspection of the driver restraint system, the driver restraint webbing was torn. The airbags and pretensioners deployed in the collision. The maximum recorded longitudinal delta-v was -41.4 miles per hour (with recorded clipping).

NHTSA ID

11693190

Incident

Feb 28, 2025

MY DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT FASTING IT STOP WORKING AND MY BACK SEAT, SEAT BELT STOP WORKING AS WELL. I had gotten in my car to leave and pull the seat belt and try to fasting it and it would not lock.

NHTSA ID

11491075

Incident

Oct 26, 2022

Seat Belts Front Driver Side: Seat belt buckle won't engage and fails to go in for multiple attempts and has to be slammed into the Seat belt to actually work. Front Passenger Side: Seat belt buckle will not disengage when the button is pressed and has to be squished down as hard as a average man can do, my Girlfriend doesn't have enough strength to press it down. I Fear that if i get into an accident that the driver side wont be secured all the way and the passenger side will fail to disengage and cause my passengers to get stuck in the car Body Front Driver Side: The Bumper in the front Driver side continuously pops out, Car has not been in an Accident nor has anything collided with the front, i fear that it can go into the wheel well and cause my car to crash. The car is Quiet low in the front but barely scrapes when you go over a big dip, but i have watched my buddys do this and their bumpers dont fall out.

NHTSA ID

11471645

Incident

May 23, 2022

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, AT HIGH SPEED ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE POINT WHERE HE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN HIM. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LOW BACK AND NECK INJURIES, THE FRONT PASSENGER HIT HER FACE AGAINST THE DASHBOARD AND SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NOSE, BRUISED LEGS AND ARMS INJURIES BOTH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OTHER DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR TOW SHOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WENT TO ALBERIC MOTORS MITSUBISHI, CARR. PR 1 K.M 30.3 BARRIO, CAGUAS, 00726, PUERTO RICO, AND ASKED FOR A CARFAX REPORT AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE HIM WITH THE CARFAX REPORT. THE CONTACT THEN INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE AND THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

NHTSA ID

11389760

Incident

Jan 17, 2021

Mileage

37,000 mi

TOYOTA ME INFORM HACE MS O MENOS UN MES DE QUE EL VEHCULO PRESENTA UN PROBLEMA DE FBRICA MANIFESTANDOME QUE LAS BOLSAS DE AIRE Y CINTURONES DE SEGURIDAD NO FUNCIONAN CORRECTAMENTE, Y QUE TODAVA NO ENCUENTRAN EL REMEDIO PARA DICHO PROBLEMA, LO QUE ME PREOCUPA PORQUE EN EL VEHCULO NOS TRANSPORTAMOS CON MI FAMILIA Y PONE EN PELIGRO NUESTRA VIDA Y LA DE OTROS CONDUCTORES

NHTSA ID

11319790

Incident

Feb 1, 2020

Mileage

23,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT LOCKING MECHANISM MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT REMAINED LATCHED. THE FAILURE WAS PRESENT ON BOTH THE REAR AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS) AND 20V012000 (FUEL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 18,000.

NHTSA ID

11307659

Incident

Nov 1, 2019

Mileage

18,000 mi

MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 11/16/2019 @ 11:57AM AND SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING 40 MILES PER HOUR. THE CARS FORWARD COLLISION NOR DID THE CRASH IMMINENT BRAKING SYSTEM WORK. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK UP NOR DID THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY CAUSING HER TO HIT THE DASH BOARD AND THE PASSENGER TO HIT HER HEAD ON THE DASH BOARD. SHE HAS BRUISED RIBS, BRUISED STERNUM, LUMBAR STRAIN ETC. THANKFULLY THIS DID NOT RESULT IN SOMETHING WORSE. HOWEVER, THIS SHOULD BE A CONCERN SINCE THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE MALFUNCTION OF THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING,

NHTSA ID

11280854

Incident

Nov 16, 2019

Mileage

8,000 mi

2019 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE LANE DEPARTURE ALERT. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO ALARM FOR REAR SEAT BELT AND THE LANE DEPARTURE ALARM VOLUME WAS INSUFFICIENT. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED.*JS

NHTSA ID

11196313

Incident

Mar 1, 2019