2007 Toyota Yaris Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 20about this part
- Share
- 8%of 258 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 69,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 20 complaints about the seat belts of the 2007 Toyota Yaris, 8% of the 258 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 69,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The driver seat belt does not retract. When buckled up, this is really hard (and it takes at least 30 seconds) to unfasten the driver seat belt. I'm scared to be trapped inside in case of an accident. It happens all the time, no matter where I drive, if the car is in motion or not. I noticed the problem 1 year ago. When looking on internet, I see this is a really common problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10991554, filed 2017-05, 68,000 miles“Vehicle parked, seat belt will not retract, will stay out until I feed it back to the slot. I have a couple of years with this problem hoping that there was going to be a recall. Plese help, I don't feel safe. Sometimes the seat belt gets caught on the door since it will not retract.”
NHTSA complaint #11142488, filed 2018-10, 175,000 miles“Seat belt light came on while seat belt was fastened. Mechanic told me today that the diagnostic code told him that the clockspring assembly needed to be replaced - and unless I spent $489+ to fix it that neither the airbag nor seat belts would work - so it was mandatory to fix it!! The consumer stated the mechanic discovered broken wires in the clockspring assembly. The consumer stated he suffered a financial loss of almost $500 for the repair.”
NHTSA complaint #10520577, filed 2013-06, 55,500 miles“Rear left seat belt became so tight under normal driving conditions we were unable to release my child. She was under a great deal of pain and the seat belt had to be cut. Apx a week later she became stuck in the same manner in the right seat belt and was able to release the seat belt to release her”
NHTSA complaint #10203303, filed 2007-09, 10,000 miles“I was sitting at a red light when my 2007 Toyota Yaris was rammed from behind in a rear end collision. I sustained several injuries. My air bag didn't deploy, but the air bag light came on. In addition, the seatbelts didn't work either. I suffered a comminuted fracture to my left distal clavicle, fractured l1 transverse process, and I'm having surgery to fix the problems that were caused from my face hitting the steering wheel. This happened on oct 20, 2015 and I just found out this is a common problem with 2007 Toyota Yaris'. I can provide addition information is needed.”
NHTSA complaint #10816223, filed 2015-12, 128,500 milesRelated recalls
- 09V031000Jan 29, 2009Toyota is recalling 134,895 my 2006-2007 yaris vehicles equipped with driver and front passenger seat belt pretensioners, which are designed to be activated…Covers: Toyota Yaris 2006–2007
Related service bulletins
- 10019786Mar 28, 2006Seat belt extender.
Seat belts: other model years
Other parts of the 2007 Toyota Yaris
112 complaintsBrakes
40 complaintsSuspension
21 complaintsBody and structure
19 complaintsVehicle speed control
19 complaintsElectrical system
15 complaintsSteering
11 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
11 complaintsSeats
9 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsEngine
6 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2007 Toyota Yaris
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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