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2005 Toyota Sienna seat belts problems

The 2005 Toyota Sienna has 83 seat belts complaints filed with NHTSA — 6% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

83

Seat Belts complaints

6%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Seat Belts complaints by year

Sienna seat belts complaints by model year99 complaints1998: 12 complaints1999: 6 complaints2000: 23 complaints2001: 10 complaints2002: 7 complaints2003: 5 complaints2004: 99 complaints2005: 83 complaints2006: 38 complaints2007: 5 complaints2008: 13 complaints2009: 3 complaints2010: 5 complaints2011: 9 complaints2012: 3 complaints2013: 4 complaints2014: 5 complaints2015: 8 complaints2016: 6 complaints2017: 4 complaints2019: 2 complaints
Sienna seat belts complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

05V327000Seat BeltsJuly 20, 2005 · 345,443 units

Defect

ON CERTAIN MINI VANS, IN THE MIDDLE ROW SEATING POSITION, THE SHOULDER PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT MAY BIND IN THE BEZEL TRIM PIECE. THE AFFECTED SEAT BELT BEZEL IS LOCATED ON THE SHOULDER PORTION OF THE SEAT IN THE RIGHT SIDE SEAT OF THE SEVEN PASSENGER MODELS AND THE CENTER SEATING POSITION IN THE EIGHT PASSENGER MODELS.

Consequence

IF THE SEAT BELT BINDS IN THE BEZEL, THAT EXTRA WEBBING MAY EXIST IN THE SEAT BELT WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN IMPROPERLY FITTED SEAT BELT ON A PASSENGER. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, A SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SEAT BELT BEZEL AND CLIP. THE RECALL BEGAN AUGUST 5, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

What owners report

“2005 TOYOTA SIENNA WAS REAR-ENDED ON 6/10/10. PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER. PASSENGER'S BODY WAS THROWN VERY NEAR THE DASH. RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO STERNUM AND NECK. WE ARE REQUESTING TOYOTA REPLACE THE PASSENGER BELT. WE ARE ENCOUNTERING RESISTANCE FROM TOYOTA TO REPAIR THIS…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Seat Belts · June 10, 2010 · crash

Common questions

How many seat belts complaints does the 2005 Toyota Sienna have?

NHTSA has 83 complaints about the 2005 Toyota Sienna seat belts — 6% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2005 Toyota Sienna seat belts?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the seat belts: 05V327000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.