1997 Toyota Tacoma Seat Belts

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LATCH WITH THE BUCKLE. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKED UP AND WAS UNABLE TO BE USED, LEAVING DRIVER WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINT IF VEHICLE GOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS INOPERABLE. SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT OUT OF HOUSING MECHANISM. ALSO, SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK

REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELT RETRACTORS. BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE EXPERIENCE PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM IS MORE COMMON ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. SEAT BELT COMMONLY HANGS OUT OF VEHICLE DOOR UNLESS NOTICED PRIOR TO CLOSING DOOR. A REAL HASSLE - DESTROYING PAINT ON DOOR SILL. *AK

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS LOCKED IN THE RETRACTED POSITION, THE BELT WILL NOT DISENGAGE FROM THE RETRACTING MECHANISM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS.TOYATA DEALERS DO NOT KEEP THIS PART IN STOCK.. *AK

INOPERATIVE SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED SEAT BELT. CONSUMER WANTS THIS INCIDENT ON RECORD WITH NHTSA. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS STUCK-CAN NOT USE-WILL NOT PULL OUT OF ASSEMBLY-DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR-MUST WAIT 3 DAYS FOR THEM TO LOOK AT. *AK

DRIVERS SEAT BELT LOCKED UP/INOPERATIVE.

SEAT BELT RETRACTORS DO NOT RETACT PROPERLY WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE CAUSING THEM TO GET STUCK IN THE DOOR.