2008 Toyota Sienna: seat belt won't latch or retract

5 of the 429 complaints about the 2008 Toyota Sienna describe seat belt won't latch or retract.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 1%
typical mileage: 96,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year

2017
3
2016
2
2015
5
2014
1
2013
4
2012
1
2011
4
2010
3
2009
1
2008
5
2007
4
2006
11
2005
34
2004
43
2003
2
2002
4
2001
3
2000
10
1999
8
1998
4

What owners say

Filed Mar 28, 2018 · Seat belts · 98,000 miles · CA

The driver's seatbelt has started releasing itself during motion; this happens every time I drive. In addition, when stationary and about to drive, when I try to latch the seatbelt it has become almost impossible to get the seatbelt to latch. In addition, it is almost impossible to get out of the seatbelt when stopping driving because it is stuck in the latch. This combination of self-release, non-latching, and being stuck is a serious danger hazard and needs to be recalled by toyota. The vehicle is undriveable in this condition.

Filed Feb 29, 2016 · Airbags, Seat belts · 90,000 miles · CO

Driver is not required to fasten seat belt due to a problem wiring or failure of the seat belt latch. Worried that the airbag will not deploy in a crash

Filed Aug 6, 2015 · Seat belts · 130,000 miles · MA

Middle row passenger seat belt jammed and will not release it is locked. Unable to use seatbelt. We were on vacation at the time had to drive over a 1000 miles home without being able to use the seatbelt!! It had jammed several times before and after several tries I was able to unjam but this time not able to release it. Took to dealer today for the spare tire recall fix (been driving around with spare tire in my trunk unable to fold seats down and use van as needed for almost a year) and to have the seat belt repaired the service technician informed me that the seat belt assembly is broken this is a $496.00 (parts and labor) repair.!!! Since this is a major safety issue I believe this should be recalled by toyota. Part number #73301ae011b0

Filed Feb 18, 2014 · Seat belts · 96,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota sienna. The contacted stated that the front passenger's side seat belt became inoperable and would not retract. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnosis or repairs. The manufacturer had not been made aware of the problem.the approximate failure mileage was 96,000.

Filed Oct 22, 2013 · Airbags · 48,000 miles · OH

The passenger airbag control is intermittent, when a passenger is seated in the passenger front seat, the airbag many times is turned off. The vehicle has been taken to toyota 2x for this problems as they point to seat belt latch, the last time after 2 weeks of the system not working, it starting working properly again. It worked for a month correctly and since started working again. This has been going on for over a year now not knowing if the passenger airbag will work in a crash. Toyota claims the airbag is connected to the latch of a seatbelt which was proven false on 2008 and 2012 models, they do not know how there system actually works, so how can they be relied on fixing it or knowing if there is a problem.