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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Seat Belts. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
What owners actually said
1 reports
145,000 miles · Jan 4, 2011
Seat BeltsCrashInjury
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA ECHO. WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 40 MPH REAR ENDED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CRASH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT SECURE THE CONTACT SO HER FACE HIT THE REARVIEW MIRROR WHICH KNOCKED IT OFF. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA ECHO. WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 40 MPH REAR ENDED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CRASH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT SECURE THE CONTACT SO HER FACE HIT THE REARVIEW MIRROR WHICH KNOCKED IT OFF. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES AND SEVERAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,000.
NHTSA ODI #10374664
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