I WENT TO VENTURA TOYOTA TO SEEK REPAIRS ON MY SEATBELT FOR MY RECENTLY PURCHASED 1995 PREVIA BASED UPON THE 1997 IIHSA CRASH TESTS WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE ENERGY MANAGEMENT LOOP IN THE BELT WAS A DANGEROUS DEFECT. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN UPDATED PART FOR THE VEHICLE, SO I ORDERED IT AND HAD IT INSTALLED ON 8/4/16. A…
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I WENT TO VENTURA TOYOTA TO SEEK REPAIRS ON MY SEATBELT FOR MY RECENTLY PURCHASED 1995 PREVIA BASED UPON THE 1997 IIHSA CRASH TESTS WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE ENERGY MANAGEMENT LOOP IN THE BELT WAS A DANGEROUS DEFECT. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN UPDATED PART FOR THE VEHICLE, SO I ORDERED IT AND HAD IT INSTALLED ON 8/4/16. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK I REALIZED THAT THE "UPDATED" PART WAS NOT AN UPDATED PART BUT WAS INSTEAD AN OLDER 1993 PART WHICH ALSO HAD THE SAME DEFECT. I RETURNED TO VENTURA TOYOTA AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT WAS NOT AN UPDATED PART AS THEY HAD REPRESENTED. HOWEVER, THEY ARE UNABLE TO MAKE FURTHER REPAIRS BECAUSE THERE IS NO UPDATED PART. THEY HAVE ALSO REFUSED MY REQUEST TO REMOVE THE PART WHICH IS NOT AS WAS REPRESENTED OR TO REFUND MY MONEY. TOYOTA HAS MISREPRESENTED THE NATURE AND TYPE OF PART THEY WERE INSTALLING ON MY CAR AND HAS KNOWINGLY INSTALLED A DEFECTIVE PART ON MY VEHICLE WHICH CONTAINS THE SAME DEFECT AND IS OLDER THE ONE I SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED BE REMOVED.
NHTSA ODI #10893570
Mileage unknown · Nov 21, 1997
Seat BeltsVisibilityInjury
DUE TO SEAT BELT FAILURE DURING SLOW DOWN FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT OFF EXIT RAMP, 2-YEAR OLD CAR SEAT WAS EJECTED AND PUSHE DINTO HEADREST OF DRIVER'S SEAT, CHILD SUFFERED INJURIES.ALSO LATCH FOR REAR-MIDDLE WINDOW WOULD OPEN WHENEVER THE SLIDING DOOR WAS CLOSED.
NHTSA ODI #526871
Mileage unknown · Jul 8, 1996
Seat Belts
DRIVER AND PASSENAGER SEATBELTS TIGHTEND AND HAD TO BE TAKEN OFF TO BE RESET WHILE RIDING. *AK
NHTSA ODI #986581
Mileage unknown · Jul 8, 1996
Seat Belts
3 POINT BELTS DON'T RELEASE AFTER LOCKING WITHOUT UNBUCKLING BELT. *DH
NHTSA ODI #506231
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