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Seat beltsPart report

1999 Lexus ES Seat belts Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
13%of 8 total for the year
Median mileage
48,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the seat belts of the 1999 Lexus ES, 13% of the 8 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 48,000 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“On or about october 22, 2007 the driver's seat belt on 1999 Lexus es300 would not buckle as the female(console side)part of the seat belt would not return all the way up -the red button remained part way down. It was replaced with a Lexus part no. 73240-33010-a0, belt assy, frt st ,by the complainant and upon examination of the removed part , a broken off piece of red plastic similar in nature to that of the buckle release was caught in the assembly. When the piece of red plastic was removed from the assembly, the latch(buckle) again appeared to be working normally. …”

NHTSA complaint #10206965, filed 2007-10, 48,000 miles

Seat belts: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2024111%
202219%
2018120%
200329%
1999113%

Other parts of the 1999 Lexus ES

Electrical system
2 complaints
Vehicle speed control
2 complaints
Air bags
1 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1999 Lexus ES

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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