1. Toyota Prius
  2. Problems
  3. 2013
  4. Seat Belts

2013 Toyota Prius Seat Belts Problems

5
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 5 stored complaint records:

  • 2 indicate a crash
  • 3 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • seat belt · 5 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi3
100–150k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • January 28, 2019 · 129,000 miles

    Seat Belts

    Tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota prius. The contact stated that the driver's seat belt was loose and did not have any tension. The contact took the vehicle to germain toyota of naples (13315 tamiami trail n, naples, fl 34110, [redacted]) and was informed that the seat belt needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified, but was not able to assist. The failure mileage was…

    ODI 11174529

  • October 17, 2016 · 30,000 miles

    Air Bags · Seat Belts · Service Brakes

    I was driving straight on a city road with the flow of heavy traffic at about 40 miles per hour when the car in front of me came to a sudden stop. I immediately slammed on my brakes very hard. At the time i did this i had plenty of safe distance between us. But, the brakes never came on and i ended up running into the rear end of an suv at apparently full speed without any noticeable slowdown. The brakes did not…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10923921

  • November 2, 2014 · 9,800 miles

    Air Bags · Seat Belts

    Tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota prius. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, another vehicle crashed into the rear end of the contact's vehicle. As a result, the seat belt failed to retract and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a head injury that required medical attention. The front seat passenger sustained head and neck injuries that did not…

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 10652498

  • November 13, 2013

    Child Seat · Seat Belts

    We purchased a 2013 prius v in july. When we bought it, i was concerned about the back seat middle body restraint being attached to the inside roof behind the back passenger seat. But my boys are 6, so felt they would be okay. This week, one of the boys got tangled in the seat belt. When he tried to release the belt, it racheted up and tightened with the belt wrapped around his neck. He & his brother told us he was…

    1 injury

    ODI 10552422

  • June 18, 2013 · 650 miles

    Seat Belts · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    I own a new 2013 toyota prius v-5. While on the freeway taking an interchange. I had cruise control set at 65 mph, disengaging it as i approached the interchange that slows to 35 mph due to the curve. I was coasting when the car suddenly brake, internal warning light flashing, alarm beeping and seat belt locked up. I was alone in the car (thank god) with no cars behind me or in front of me. It was an extremely windy…

    ODI 10520768