2001 Toyota Sienna Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 5%of 180 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 87,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the seat belts of the 2001 Toyota Sienna, 5% of the 180 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 87,000 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 left third-row seat belt retractor on my 2001 Toyota Sienna le failed 2 weeks ago, rendering the seat belt inoperable. It cost over $400 to replace. Two days ago, the right third-row seat belt retractor failed. We have approximately 87,000 on the vehicle, with normal use.”
NHTSA complaint #10330593, filed 2010-05, 87,000 miles“Our 2001 Toyota Sienna has seatbelt problems. 3 of the seatbelts are now useless (locked up) and the driver seatbelt gets twisted up all the time. They are faulty seatbelts. This is the first vehicle that the seatbelts have gone out at 70,000 miles. Dangerous. Not happy. Don't buy Toyota.”
NHTSA complaint #10373201, filed 2010-12, 70,232 miles“The contact owns a 2001 Toyota Sienna. The contacts rear seat belt was pulled out of the housing. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic to have the seat belt repaired. The mechanic advised the contact that the failure was caused from extensive use over time. The contact stated the seat belt should never come out of the housing and if the vehicle was involved in a crash someone could get injured due to the seat belt malfunctioning. The contact had not called the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 155,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10404246, filed 2011-06, 155,000 miles“Dt: consumer was driving 2001 Toyota Sienna van when it stopped at a rest stop, his 13 year old son was unable to get out of seat belt. The seat belt would not release, the seat belt kept getting tighter and tighter until it started to restrict the son's breathing. In order to get the seat belt loose consumer had to cut the belt. The part of the seat belt that would not release was the retractor. The boy was wrapped in the seat belt, but the latch was undone. He was wrapped in such a way that he could not get loose due to the retractor pulling on the belt. …”
NHTSA complaint #10131476, filed 2005-08Seat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1% |
| 2021 | 8 | 5% |
| 2019 | 2 | 4% |
| 2017 | 4 | 3% |
| 2016 | 6 | 8% |
| 2015 | 8 | 3% |
| 2014 | 5 | 3% |
| 2013 | 4 | 2% |
| 2012 | 3 | 1% |
| 2011 | 9 | 1% |
| 2010 | 5 | 3% |
| 2009 | 3 | 1% |
| 2008 | 13 | 3% |
| 2007 | 5 | 1% |
| 2006 | 38 | 4% |
| 2005 | 83 | 7% |
| 2004 | 98 | 5% |
| 2003 | 5 | 5% |
| 2002 | 7 | 4% |
| 2001 | 9 | 5% |
| 2000 | 21 | 6% |
| 1999 | 6 | 3% |
| 1998 | 12 | 4% |
Other parts of the 2001 Toyota Sienna
35 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
34 complaintsEngine cooling
24 complaintsElectrical system
20 complaintsBrakes
19 complaintsTires
14 complaintsFuel system
13 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
9 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaintsSteering
8 complaintsAir bags
7 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Toyota Sienna
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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