2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 13about this part
- Share
- 10%of 124 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 85,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the seat belts of the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser, 10% of the 124 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 85,000 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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.
“Driver seat belt wont retract. Defect on recall and reportedly repaired on 08-15-13 at carson city scion, nevada. The defect remains as seat belt will not retract. I purchased vehicle used in july, 2016; seat belt retracted then but was very loose requiring adjustment constantly. I contacted Toyota of salinas on 2/28/17 and spoke with service manager don correll. Correll informed me his company would not repair the defect as Toyota in carson city already did. …”
NHTSA complaint #10957668, filed 2017-02, 85,000 miles“Driver side seat belt retractor stopped working. Seat belt is fully extended and will not retract the seat belt. Online research shows seat belt retractor springs are rusting internally, thus preventing the retractor from returning the seat belt to normal position. Driving, parking, etc. Will not result in the seat belt retracting at all.”
NHTSA complaint #11033499, filed 2017-10, 170,000 miles“Seat belt re tractor for drivers side inoperable and will not retract. I contacted local dealership as well as Toyota mgr whom stated there as no recall nor where they aware there was a problem. Vehicle was stationary when defect occurred. The belt now hangs loose and cannot be used”
NHTSA complaint #10957375, filed 2017-02, 86,000 miles“Seat belts for both driver's side and passenger side do not retract back completely once used. Especially, the driver's side seat belt was getting worse as it was used. Finally, driver's side seat belt locked and does not pull or retract. Taking it to the dealership...”
NHTSA complaint #11000235, filed 2017-06, 149,358 miles“Toyota is risking lives with the Fj Cruiser - owners are currently driving with a risk of non-functional seat belts. After receiving a recall notice in the mail on monday, 5/20, I checked the Toyota website and found the following information on the logged-in owner site: this is an important safety recall. Please contact your authorized Toyota dealer and schedule an appointment to perform an inspection and install reinforcement brackets on both doors access at no charge to you. Based upon the inspection, in limited cases, the seat belt retractor(s) and/or access door(s) may be replaced. …”
NHTSA complaint #10513145, filed 2013-05, 80,000 milesRelated recalls
- 13V098000Mar 15, 2013Toyota is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2013 FJ Cruiser passenger vehicles. The retractors for the front driver and passenger seat belts are…Covers: Toyota FJ Cruiser 2007–2013
Seat belts: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser
42 complaintsBrakes
35 complaintsOther or unknown
14 complaintsSuspension
14 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
6 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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