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1998 Toyota Corolla seat belts problems

Owners reported seat belts problems in 17 complaints for the 1998 Toyota Corolla, 6% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
17 6% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
4 and 0
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

Was in an accident going 45MPH a truck ran a stop sign and I hit them in the side my son was in the passenger seat and his seat caught when I pressed the brakes but released when we hit the other vehicle airbag deployed but did not inflate. The seatbelt also released when we hit the ditch. He hit his head on the winshield 2 times and is now dealing with post concussion syndrome.

November 1999 CrashInjury

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 toyota corolla. The contact stated that both the driver and the passenger side seat belts would not retract after being utilized. In addition, the passenger side seat belt failed to retract at all. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 185,000. Updated 4/30/15 the consumer stated the seat belts were replaced.

Reported at 185,000 miles, January 2015

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