NHTSA Complaint #10668031 — 2008 TOYOTA SEQUOIA

THE SECOND ROW PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT MECHANISM IS DEFECTIVE AND DOES NOT RECOIL CONSISTENTLY. WE ARE CONCERNED TO PUT OUR CHILDREN IN THIS PARTICULAR SEAT BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT SOMETIMES GETS JAMMED AND DOES NOT RECOIL MAKING FOR A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. WE CANNOT RELIABLY TRUST THIS EQUIPMENT. OUR VEHICLE HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE FOR IT'S AGE AND WE DO NOT BELIEVE THIS DEFECTIVE PART IS CAUSE BY US BECAUSE WE DO NOT ALWAYS DRIVE IT WITH PEOPLE IN THE BACK SEAT. I CALLED TOYOTA EXPERIENCE AND THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT I COULD HAVE IT FIXED AT MY COST. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE CAUSE BY POOR MANUFACTURING WHICH IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE A RECALL SITUATION. I WILL BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS BUT I WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT SO THAT IT IS INVESTIGATED PROPERLY SO OTHERS CAN GET IT FIXED. *TR