Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / COROLLA / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 999032241 Incident Date: Feb, 04 1999
Consumer's City: RADFORD Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: COROLLA 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#: 2T1BB02E5VC Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 22 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Driver's seat belt will not come out of holder often, must pull repeatedly to get unit to release. once you get the seat belt on it locks often making it impossible for me to turn to see rear traffic. i have barely avoided accidents 3 times due to this. you never know when the belt will lock. my life is in danger driving this car, toyota says this is a safety feature and i don't need to turn my body in order to see rear traffic. shelor says they can't duplicate problem. come drive this car and you will see instantly. who can solve this before i am killed? *ak