2010 Toyota Prius: seat belt won't latch or retract

Filed Sep 12, 2018 · Seat belts · NM

Front driver and passenger seat belt did not buckle in-lock in, the mechanism is not broken, it't just not click to lock in.

Filed Aug 31, 2018 · Seat belts · 10 miles · NM

Seat belt driver and passenger buckles inside latch worn out-locking pin worn out due to make out plastic. This is not a good safety seat belt oem. From manufacture toyota. We need to recall this. All seat belt buckle latch, inside materials to lock the pin should make out metal, not plastic... Do to wear and used to snap in/out so manytime cause the buckles warnout. Please recall this problems thank you.

Filed Apr 27, 2012 · Brakes, Electrical · 35,643 miles · TX

Tl* the contact was driving a 2010 toyota prius. The contact was driving 40 MPH when the vehicle stopped in the street. Prior to the vehicle stopping, a beeping/alarm sounded, the seat belt locked in place and the warning on the dashboard flashed brakes.

Filed Jul 11, 2011 · Seat belts · 10,000 miles · VA · crash · 2 injuries

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. While at a traffic light another vehicle crashed into the rear of the contacts vehicle and the seat belt failed to secure the passenger, which caused her head to hit the dashboard. The contact also filed a complaint 1107110028 with toyota regarding the seat belt failure. The contact was able to drive the injured passenger to the hospital although the rear bumper was damaged and hanging off of the vehicle. The rear of the vehicle was pushed into the rear passenger seat. The passenger side rear door would not open and the drivers side rear door was partially closed due to the damage. The dashboard air bag signal on the passenger side was illuminated after the crash occurred but not prior to the crash. The doors cannot be locked since the crash occurred. The passenger was diagnosed with a mild concussion. A police report was filed. She was concerned since the seat belt should not fail to secure you whenever a crash occurs. The failure mileage was 10,000. Updated 10/4/11 *cn updated 01/30/12

Filed Apr 18, 2010 · Seat belts · MA

Sitting as a taxi passenger in a brand new toyota prius in boston, the seat belt buckle in the rear right seat did not work. I tried it repeatedly and it failed to engage the belt...the taxi driver was informed and he told me it was a brand new taxi. She was very disturbed by the news. I hope she reported this to the cab company.

Filed Feb 25, 2010 · Brakes · 8,000 miles · NJ

I have a 2010 toyota prius model v with the advanced technology option including pcs (pre-collision system) system. Twice in the last 6 weeks the pcs system has triggered while I have been driving. At this time I did not have the radar controlled cruise control on or engaged. Both times, the seatbelts rapidly retracted the car started braking rapidly and beeping aggressively. Both times after what seemed like 3-5 seconds the car returned to normal driving. Both times I was driving at night at speeds between 35 and 55 MPH. Both times due to the rapid seatbelt/shoulder belt retraction my left arm and chest was hurt. The pain lasts about a week, so there was a serious bruise which would have been ok if there was really a crash situation. Both times there was no one in front of me. Once there was someone behind me who almost crashed into me because of the rapid braking.