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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Seat Belts Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1056529
Internal NHTSA #	10578836
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2008
File date	15/01/08
Component	SEAT BELTS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I believe there is a manufacturing flaw in the 2008 toyota highlander seat belts. When i initially purchased my highlander (new), there was a child safety seat in the rear passenger-side seat, which used the latch system for installation (did not require use of seat belt). When i first went to install a booster seat in that position, which would require the seat belt to be used, the seat belt did not work (could not extend belt, would not retract, etc.). The belt had never been used and does not work. I have filed several complaints with toyota, but they said they would not cover the replacement of my seat belt, because i was outside of my warranty time (# of miles). First, the belt had never been used (because a child safety seat had always been in that position since i purchased the vehicle). Second, the # of miles driven has no direct correlation to how often a rear seat belt is used. It may have a direct correlation to how often the driver's belt is used, but none of the other positions. Now, the other side rear seat belt is starting to have problems... Oftentimes it does not retract properly/gets locked when it shouldn't, etc. The front belts also lock-up very easily and are hard to get unlocked once locked. I believe there to be a flaw in the manufacturing/components of these belts and feel toyota should cover replacing them. This is a safety issue!!!
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NEW HILL, NC
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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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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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Seat Belts Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Seat Belts Problems, Complaints and Defects

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