Consumer Complaint Detail

LEXUS / ES300 / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999055387 Incident Date: Dec, 14 1999
Consumer's City: EASTON Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: ES300 Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Seat belts:front:retractor
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT8BF22G8V5 Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 09 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Seat belt doesn't retract when removed after crash repair. dealer claims this is normal when car gets old! belt must be manually pushed back into retractor after each time it's used. i'm afraid belt may not work properly in a severe crash.