IllustrationDRIVERS SEATBELT WILL ONLY BUCKLE IF CONSUMER PUSHES RELEASE BUTTON TO SLIDE LATCH INTO BUCKLE. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT SEAT BELT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT.*SLC
1996 Toyota T100
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most T100 years
Owner complaints for the 1996 Toyota T100 are substantially higher than the model-year median of 26.
About this comparison →How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all T100 years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
20–25K
025–50K
450–75K
1275–100K
7100–150K
12150K+
37 reports with mileage · 72 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 25 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seat Belts. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
2 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports
What owners actually said
109 reportsCLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY BOLTED THROUGH FIREWALL. FIREWALL BROKEN W/CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY. *AK
THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY CAUSING THE BELT TO GET CLOSED IN THE DOOR. NLM
FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS TIRES ATX31-1050-15; WHILE TRAVELING AT 5-10 MPH ON A DIRT ROAD GOING UP HILL AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT.*AK *SLC
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. DO TO THIS CONDITION EXCESS SLACK IS OFTEN CAUGHT IN THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT ALSO PERFORMS POORLY. IT OCCASIONALLY WILL NOT GIVE ENOUGH SLACK FOR THE PASSENGER TO FASTEN THE SEAT BELT. I HAVE HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE BELT REPLACED…
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DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. DO TO THIS CONDITION EXCESS SLACK IS OFTEN CAUGHT IN THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT ALSO PERFORMS POORLY. IT OCCASIONALLY WILL NOT GIVE ENOUGH SLACK FOR THE PASSENGER TO FASTEN THE SEAT BELT. I HAVE HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE BELT REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO ABRASIONS IT HAS RECEIVED FROM BEING CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. THE PASSENGER BELT HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED ONCE. I BELEIVE THAT SINCE THIS IS SUCH A CRITICAL SAFETY COMPONENT THAT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED.*AK
BRACKET BROKE RESULTING IN CLUTCH BEING INOPERABLE. THE BRACKET WAS WELDED BY THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND REPLACED. IT BROKE AGAIN ON 5/10/2001 AT 95364 MILES WITH THE SAME RESULT. THIS TIME IT WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE PART. CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THEY ARE UNAWARE OF A…
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BRACKET BROKE RESULTING IN CLUTCH BEING INOPERABLE. THE BRACKET WAS WELDED BY THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND REPLACED. IT BROKE AGAIN ON 5/10/2001 AT 95364 MILES WITH THE SAME RESULT. THIS TIME IT WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE PART. CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY RECALL FOR THIS PART. *AK *YH
THERE IS A HOUSING CRACK ON VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK
BOTH FRONT SEATBELTS FAIL TO RETRACT. OFTEN SINCE THEY DON'T RETRACT, THEY GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR WHEN CLOSED AND CANNOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER/PASSENGER IN A CRASH. PLEASE HELP! THEY'VE BEEN REPLACED BY CAPITAL TOYOTA IN SALEM OREGON, ONCE. THANK YOU!*AK
CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET ASSEMBLY CRACKED AND FLEXING WHICH RESULTED IN CLUTCH NOT ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING. PROBLEM WAS NOT EVIDENT UNTIL IT THE CLUTCH WAS DISFUNCTIONAL. FAILED AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN IN AN INTERSECTION AND IF NOT FOR THE QUICK THINKING OF THE OTHER DRIVERS MAY HAVE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
SEAT BELT LOCKS UP AND YOU CAN NOT PULL IT OUT TO LOCK IN PLACE. *AK
Official recalls
105V389000 · Steering:linkages:rod:relay:connecting
Sep 6, 2005
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS REPEATEDLY TURNED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS WHERE HIGH STEERING EFFORT AND POWER ASSIST ARE REQUIRED, FOR INSTANCE, WHEN FULLY TURNING THE WHEEL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, A FATIGUE CRACK MAY DEVELOP IN THE STEERING RELAY ROD.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUED TO BE OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, THE RELAY ROD MAY FRACTURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING RELAY ROD. THE RECALL BEGAN OCTOBER 5, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1PE02039 · Clutch Pedal Bracket/firewall
Opened Apr 1, 2002 · Closed Jul 30, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train
No summary supplied.