2012 Toyota Sienna Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 1%of 247 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 75,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the seat belts of the 2012 Toyota Sienna, 1% of the 247 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 75,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, 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.
“Making a right hand turn and I believe the truck in front of me lost the trailer hitch. I was only traveling about 15 MPH. Drove over a trailer hitch in the road and all the airbags deployed, causing a violent stop to the van and injuries and shock to my daughter and myself”
NHTSA complaint #11089764, filed 2018-04, 195,000 miles“The person sit behind the driver, push the automatic van door close button to close the door then reached over for the seat belt. The person accidentally reach the hand between the sliding door and door frame right next to the seat belt anchor close to the door. The door closed on the open finger and tried to close even tighter. The door mechanism did not reverse and open the door back up, but continues to try to close the door completely. After some hard pull on the door handle, the door finally reopened. The person finger was bruised and the wedding rings shape has been damaged. …”
NHTSA complaint #10633182, filed 2014-09, 75,000 miles“The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that while traveling 55 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle twice; once from the passenger's side door area and again from the rear. As a result, the contact's vehicle was pushed forward and into the rear of another vehicle. The passenger's side front seat belt failed to restrain and both the passenger and driver's side frontal air bags failed to deploy. The front passenger was thrown into the dashboard and sustained facial, back and neck injuries. The driver sustained injuries to the back and the legs. …”
NHTSA complaint #10503584, filed 2013-03, 11,000 milesSeat 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 2012 Toyota Sienna
84 complaintsBody and structure
72 complaintsOther or unknown
28 complaintsElectrical system
27 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
17 complaintsSteering
15 complaintsWheels
12 complaintsBrakes
11 complaintsVehicle speed control
11 complaintsEngine
9 complaintsTires
8 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Toyota Sienna
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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