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2003 Toyota HIGHLANDER Seat Belts Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	676996
Internal NHTSA #	10229245
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2003
File date	29/05/08
Component	SEAT BELTS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I own a 2003 toyota highlander purchased november, 2002 with current mileage 49,570. I just noticed that the strap portion of the seat belt on the driver's seat is shredding to fine threads prematurely and quickly deteriorating due to unknown reason. Soon, nothing will be left of my seatbelt but fine threads (very unsafe). I have spoken to two service advisors at michael's toyota of bellevue, wa and toyota of kirkland, wa and requested for a warranty repair. I was aware that other car manufacturers have longer warranty coverage for safety restraint system. Unfortunately, i was told by the service advisors that toyota does not have extended safety restraint coverage so it would cost me $205-230 for parts plus 1-2 hours of labor to get the seatbelt replaced because the vehicle's 36,000/3 yr warranty had expired.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BELLEVUE, WA
VIN pattern	JTEHD21A730XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	08/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Dealer's name	TOYOTA OF KIRKLAND
Dealer's telephone number	1-800-313-9329
Dealer's city	KIRKLAND
Dealer's state code	WA
Dealer's ZIP code	98034

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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2003 Toyota HIGHLANDER Seat Belts Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 Toyota HIGHLANDER Seat Belts Problems, Complaints and Defects

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