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Seat beltsPart report

1986 Toyota 4RUNNER Seat belts Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
13%of 8 total for the year
Median mileage
300,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the seat belts of the 1986 Toyota 4RUNNER, 13% of the 8 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 300,000 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.

“The contact owns a 1986 Toyota 4Runner. The contact stated that the driver’s and passenger’s side seat belts failed to unlock as needed. The contact and his passenger was unable to unlatch or release the seat belt. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 300,000. The VIN was not available.”

NHTSA complaint #11515408, filed 2023-04, 300,000 miles

Seat belts: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202512%
202326%
202238%
201923%
201823%
201713%
201611%
201511%
201111%
201011%
200621%
200510%
200471%
200330%
200221%
200121%
200010%
199962%
199894%
199752%
199632%
199532%
199312%
199011%
1989117%
1988111%
1986113%

Other parts of the 1986 Toyota 4RUNNER

Brakes
2 complaints
Engine cooling
2 complaints
Tires
2 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1986 Toyota 4RUNNER

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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology