Table 1 shows one common seats related problems of the 2020 Toyota Tacoma.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Seats problems |
A child infant passenger car seat was placed in the rear passenger center seat position. The the shoulder/lap-belt was used to install the car seat rear-facing. Once the install was complete. The shoulder belt was slowly pulled and extended all the way out. The purpose was to have the shoulder belt reach its maxed length. This would position the belt to be placed into retracting mode only. This would prevent the child or an infant to possibly extend the belt once its been retracted. This would minimize the free play with the belt such as being tangled with child's arm, head, body parts, and potentially becoming a choking hazard. The issue now, is the shoulder/lap-belt retracting mechanism is malfunctioning. The shoulder/lap belt is not retracting. Rather it is stuck and now the entire shoulder/lap belt is extended all the way out. There is no resistance in the seat-belt and cannot will not secure a rear passenger in the center seat position. The rear center seat does not have a working safety car passenger safety belt.
Tl- the contact owns a 2020 Toyota Tacoma driven by his son. The contact stated that as his son was cleaning the vehicle, he noticed that the driver's seat frame was rusted. The contact was concerned that the vehicle was new and that the failure could cause the vehicle to snap and cause the son to get into an accident, while driving. The vehicle was taken to the roseville Toyota dealer, located 700 automall dr, roseville, CA 9566, where the service manager stated that seat frames tended to rust overtime. However, he proceeded to inspect other Toyota Tacomas in the lot and did not find any similar vehicle with such a failure. The service manager referred the matter to the regional representative who stated that the manufacturer would not be responsible for the repairs. The contact made the manufacturer aware of the issue and was told that the manufacturer would not be responsible for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 3,369. Fe.
Seat became unlatched, while applying brakes.