1998 Toyota Tacoma seat belts problems
23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seat belts on the 1998 Toyota Tacoma — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The driver side seat belt started fraying and after while locked up ,would not retracted or pull out. Now the passenger side is fraying and now it is locked up, it does not matter if the engine is running or not it will not retracted or pull out.”
filed Feb 28, 2019
“The wiring harness cable from the sensors to the computer burnout and the seatbelts doesn't respond right especially with his unraveling and doesn't lock good or pool and the master cylinder it's not function correctly either it's like it's not stopping the brakes are not stopping I know the…”
filed Dec 20, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Seat Belts problems in other Tacoma years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Tacoma | 2 | 1% |
| 2022 Tacoma | 2 | 4% |
| 2021 Tacoma | 2 | 3% |
| 2020 Tacoma | 2 | 2% |
| 2019 Tacoma | 4 | 2% |
| 2018 Tacoma | 2 | 1% |
| 2017 Tacoma | 3 | 1% |
| 2016 Tacoma | 2 | 1% |
| 2015 Tacoma | 2 | 2% |
| 2014 Tacoma | 5 | 5% |
| 2013 Tacoma | 1 | 1% |
| 2012 Tacoma | 2 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Toyota Tacoma
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.