Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / T100 / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006105708 Incident Date: Apr, 25 2006
Consumer's City: CASCADE Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: T100 Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seat belts:front:retractor
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 13 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Front seat belts will not retract when disengaged. retractor spring not strong enough to retract the belt through the b-pillar anchor point. consequently, the belt was loose, not tight to shoulder, when in use, and was a safety issue. further, since the belt did not retract when disengaged the belt occasionally got caught in the door which weakens the belt strength. dealer not willing to fix, and denied a problem existed. therefore, any replacement part will have the same weak spring issue, and will not correct the problem.*ak