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.
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Latest Feb 26, 2024
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.
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of 1,497 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.
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Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
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What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2008 Toyota Prius 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
AirbagsBrakesSeat belts
Filed Feb 26, 2024
Crash reported1 injury reported
The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH, the brakes failed when pressed causing the vehicle to crash into the rear end of a second vehicle. During the crash, the air bags did not deploy and the rear driver-side seat belt had sprung outward, although no rear seat passenger was present. The second vehicle's rear driver's side passenger was later treated for an undisclosed injury. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 240,000.
NHTSA ID
11574057
Incident
Jun 6, 2023
Mileage
240,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed May 16, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE SEAT BELT, IT FAILED TO RETRACT FROM THE SEAT AND COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS TORN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.
NHTSA ID
11096354
Incident
May 2, 2018
Mileage
143,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Mar 17, 2018
MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT STOPPED RESPONDING AROUND IN 2015. THE LATCH WORKED CORRECTLY HOWEVER THE SENSOR WOULD SHOW MY SEATBELT WAS NOT DONE. I HAD THIS REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE IN EARLY 2017 DUE TO WORRY IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENTAL I WOULD BE UNABLE TO PROVE I WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT.
NHTSA ID
11079896
Incident
Jun 1, 2015
Mileage
167,000 mi
BrakesSeat belts
Filed Mar 17, 2018
MY CAR HAS BEEN MAKING NOISES FOR A COUPLE YEARS NOW AND I RECENTLY FOUND OUT IT'S BEEN MY BRAKE ACTUATOR. DUE TO THE ACTUATOR NOT KEEPING COMPRESSION THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY AND MY CAR ROLLS RIGHT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE ROAD DIE TO POOR BRAKING SYSTEM. I'VE CALLED TOYOTA AND SPOKEN WITH THE DEALERSHIP THEY'RE AWARE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE BUT STATE MY CAR IS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND WANT $3400 FOR REPAIRS THAN MAY INCREASE ONCE WORK HAS BEGUN.
NHTSA ID
11079891
Incident
Feb 6, 2018
Mileage
198,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Feb 14, 2014
Crash reported1 injury reported
DRIVER OF 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN DRIVER WAS STRUCK ON LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL, HIT BLACK ICE AND STRUCK A CURB THEN A TREE. AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND DRIVER COLLIDED WITH AIRBAG AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT KEEP DRIVER IN PLACE AND DRIVER STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD. *TR
NHTSA ID
10564334
Incident
Feb 7, 2014
Mileage
54,000 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Feb 10, 2014
Crash reported1 death reported
MY BROTHER WAS KILLED IN A CAR WRECK ON 1/14/2014 AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ARTICLE OF WHAT HAPPENED. NOT ONE AIRBAG WENT OFF DURING THIS WRECK. THERE IS VIDEO AND PICTURES OF THE SEVERITY OF THE WRECK. 54-YEAR-OLD [XXX] WAS KILLED IN A THREE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-75 TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 14, 2014. [XXX] I-75 ACCIDENT.ACCORDING TO GEORGIA STATE PATROL, TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED IN THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF I-75, NEAR EXIT 64, FOR AN EARLIER ACCIDENT. [XXX], OF ORLANDO, WAS EITHER SLOWING OR STOPPED IN HIS TOYOTA PRIUS IN THE INSIDE LANE WHEN A GMC ENVOY CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF [XXX] PRIUS, FORCING IT INTO A STOPPED SEMI-TRUCK IN THE MIDDLE LANE. TRAGICALLY, [XXX] PERISHED FROM HIS INJURIES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
NHTSA ID
10563801
Incident
Jan 14, 2014
Mileage
187,411 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Jun 15, 2012
Crash reported1 injury reported
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM RE EXPRESSING CONCERNS REGARDING TOYOTA SAFETY PROBLEMS *TGW NOTE: UNABLE TO VIEW FLASH DRIVE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN A 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE REAR ENDED HIM. THE CHEVROLET DESTROYED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, SLAMMING THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOULDER CONCRETE WALL, PITCHING THE VEHICLE UP INTO THE AIR ON ITS RIGHT FRONT ROOF AND FENDER, SLIDING DOWN 10-15 FEET LANDING ON ITS RIGHT SIDE, COMING TO A STOP BETWEEN 70 TO 80 FEET FROM THE STOP LINE WHERE HE WAS HIT. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER DID NOT KEEP HIS HEAD FROM THE HITTING THE ROOF. THE CONSUMER HAD A DEEP LACERATION ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD, AND A HERINATED DISC IN HIS NECK. *JB
NHTSA ID
10462620
Incident
Feb 26, 2012
Seat belts
Filed Dec 27, 2011
PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILS TO LATCH. THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS HAD LITTLE TO NO USE SO, OVERUSE IS NOT AN ISSUE. *TR
NHTSA ID
10441287
Incident
Dec 1, 2011
Mileage
110,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jun 8, 2011
SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XTSL CARSEAT WITH SUPERLATCH SYSTEM, PURCHASED ON MAY 11, 2011, BECOMES LOOSE AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF NORMAL USAGE EVEN THOUGH PROPERLY INSTALLED TO START. THE SEAT WAS MANUFACTURER'S IN CHINA NOVEMBER 2010, MODEL US19500, SERIAL # 111001985 04329. THE SEAT IS INSTALLED IN A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AND WE ARE UNABLE TO GET A SECURE INSTALLATION USING THE SEATBELT. WHEN INSTALLED USING THE SUPERLATCH SYSTEM, THE SEAT CAN BE MOVED SEVERAL INCHES IN ANY DIRECTION AFTER MY CHILD HAS CLIMBED IN AND OUT OF THE SEAT OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW DAYS. THE COMPANY HAS NOT YET RESPONDED TO MY COMPLAINTS. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2008, MAKE=TOYOTA, MODEL=PRIUS). *TR
NHTSA ID
10405559
Incident
May 22, 2011
Seat belts
Filed Apr 25, 2008
THE LEFT REAR AND REAR CENTER SEATBELT RECEPTACLES ARE INSTALLED ADJACENT TO ONE ANOTHER, BUT IN A REVERSE POSITION IN 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS VEHICLES. WHEN PASSENGERS ARE SEATED IN BOTH THE LEFT REAR AND CENTER POSITIONS, THEIR BELT/SHOULDER HARNESS STRAPS CROSS AT THE ADJACENT RECEPTACLES, CAUSING CHAFING. TOYOTA INFORMS ME THIS FEATURE IS BY DESIGN. I BELIEVE THIS IS A POTENTIAL POINT OF FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELTS, AND IS THEREFORE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
NHTSA ID
10225756
Incident
Apr 1, 2008
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Dec 6, 2007
I HAVE REPORTED TO TOYOTA MY CONCERN ABOUT THE 2008 MODEL YEAR PRIUS, THE MIDDLE BACK PASSENGER SEAT. THE SEAT HAS BEEN RAISED UP ABOUT 2 INCHES (PADDING) BUT IS NARROW, CAUSING IT TO NOT BE STABLE/COMPATIBLE WITH AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT CHILD RESTRAINT/BOOSTER SEATS THAT WE HAVE TRIED. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE WITH THE 2005 MODEL YEAR PRIUS. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO MANUFACTURER, COMPLAINT#REF#200712061340. *TR
NHTSA ID
10211074
Incident
Nov 20, 2007
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