1999 Toyota Camry Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 3%of 501 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 120,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the seat belts of the 1999 Toyota Camry, 3% of the 501 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 120,000 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
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.
“I turned on rear defrost and within few seconds back seat was on fire. Window burnt seat and seat belt also burned hand. It appears to have been a possible electrical cause. I figured a fuse would blow prior to a fire inside car. Had I been on fwy I would have not been lucky gas tank is inches below fire .”
NHTSA complaint #11182504, filed 2019-02, 205,000 miles“Rear passenger seat belt on the left side failed to retract. I can not answer a question about oem, because I have no idea what that is. Could you be more clear on your official forms, please.”
NHTSA complaint #10072962, filed 2004-05, 96,950 miles“The contact owns a 1999 Toyota Camry. The contact noticed that the front driver's side seat belt would not properly latch into the buckle. She took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that it would cost $200 to repair the seat belt assembly. The vehicle has not been repaired. She is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. The failure and current mileages were 90,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10246613, filed 2008-10, 90,000 miles“I was stopped waiting for a vehicle in front of me to make a left turn. I was hit in the rear by a 1996 nissan maxima traveling in excess of 40 MPH. The impact pushed my Camry into the rear of a 1989 ford in front of me. My Camry made contact with the ford on my driver's side front directly near the airbag sensor in my front left bumper area. Upon impact by the nissan in my rear, my driver's seat collapsed backward, causing me to slide forward underneath the dashboard and steering wheel. The seatbelt failed to properly tense up, causing me to injure my right knee and my abdomen. …”
NHTSA complaint #705333, filed 1999-04“Consumer's wife was driving when she ran into the back of pickup truck and the airbags did not deploy, but the seat belts disconnected, causing the consumer's child to be thrown forward and hit her head. Also wife's left upper arm was injured on steering wheel.”
NHTSA complaint #851541, filed 1999-11Seat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 6% |
| 2022 | 2 | 3% |
| 2021 | 3 | 2% |
| 2020 | 8 | 3% |
| 2019 | 10 | 3% |
| 2018 | 9 | 1% |
| 2017 | 4 | 3% |
| 2016 | 9 | 5% |
| 2015 | 4 | 1% |
| 2014 | 8 | 2% |
| 2013 | 10 | 4% |
| 2012 | 12 | 2% |
| 2011 | 8 | 1% |
| 2010 | 8 | 1% |
| 2009 | 12 | 1% |
| 2008 | 6 | 1% |
| 2007 | 36 | 1% |
| 2006 | 9 | 3% |
| 2005 | 46 | 6% |
| 2004 | 13 | 2% |
| 2003 | 17 | 2% |
| 2002 | 9 | 1% |
| 2001 | 7 | 3% |
| 2000 | 11 | 2% |
| 1999 | 14 | 3% |
| 1998 | 35 | 6% |
| 1997 | 26 | 5% |
| 1996 | 18 | 4% |
| 1995 | 14 | 5% |
| 1994 | 6 | 2% |
| 1993 | 15 | 6% |
| 1992 | 5 | 1% |
| 1991 | 27 | 18% |
| 1990 | 24 | 18% |
| 1989 | 21 | 19% |
| 1988 | 10 | 16% |
| 1987 | 20 | 34% |
| 1986 | 10 | 31% |
| 1984 | 4 | 50% |
| 1983 | 2 | 33% |
Other parts of the 1999 Toyota Camry
110 complaintsBrakes
85 complaintsAir bags
74 complaintsVehicle speed control
65 complaintsElectrical system
41 complaintsSuspension
34 complaintsTires
29 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
26 complaintsSteering
24 complaintsBody and structure
18 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
18 complaintsOther or unknown
17 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Toyota Camry
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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