Toyota Sienna TA and LATCH questions

[ts_peach]

I posted this in another sectionbut it might have been the wrong one, so i'm trying again as i didn't get any info:

So we are in the market for an older sienna and i'm gathering info. i tried doing a search but couldn't find all the info i was looking for.

if i got it correctly, 1998-2000 can be retrofitted with 3 TA's and they are located on the floor.

2001 is the first year to have LATCH, right? what positions and are the additional tether anchors? are they on the floor or on the seats? is this true for the 02 and 03 models as well?

the body style changes in 2004. in the 7 passenger there is 4 sets of LATCH and in the 8 passenger 5 sets but no TA behind drivers side 3rd row, right?

thanks for any clarification,
Anne-Marie

[emandbri]

I was not happy with the tether anchors I had installed for my captain's chairs in my 98.

They are very far back and interfered with Daniel riding in the back.

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My brother and SIL has 2001 one driver's side captain's chair and one in the back is on the passenger side. She doesn't think she has any other tether anchors.

[Jeanum]

I posted this in another sectionbut it might have been the wrong one, so i'm trying again as i didn't get any info:

So we are in the market for an older sienna and i'm gathering info. i tried doing a search but couldn't find all the info i was looking for.

if i got it correctly, 1998-2000 can be retrofitted with 3 TA's and they are located on the floor.

2001 is the first year to have LATCH, right? what positions and are the additional tether anchors? are they on the floor or on the seats? is this true for the 02 and 03 models as well?

the body style changes in 2004. in the 7 passenger there is 4 sets of LATCH and in the 8 passenger 5 sets but no TA behind drivers side 3rd row, right?

thanks for any clarification,
Anne-Marie

Correct, the '98 - '00 models can be retrofitted in the second row driver side and third row outboard positions, and there are 3 8mm weld nuts on the floor behind the seat.

'01 is the first model year to have LATCH, and '01 - '03 models are the same, with a full set of LATCH in the second row driver side and third row passenger side. The LATCH manual notes "3 tether anchors behind the seat" for the '01 - '03 models, without stating if they're on the floor or on the back of the vehicle seat.

The '04 and newer models (7- and 8-passenger models) have full LATCH in all rear seating positions except for the third row driver side.

[emandbri]

I was able to get them installed behind both captain's chairs in the 1998.

[Jeanum]

The info. I posted came from the LATCH manual. Now that you mention it, I remember an "unofficial" link for adding a tether anchor for the second row passenger side in the '98-00 models and I'm going to link to that for the OP so she knows about those details: http://www.carseatsite.com/sienna.htm

[ts_peach]

thanks, that helps. i'm hoping to get an 01-03 but really hoped the TA were on the seats instead of the floor because they do interfere with the seating positions behind. i guess i'll get what i can take since the van that we are replacing only had the ability to retrofit 1 TA and it's on the floor. but i have a RF seat behind it now that doens't intefere with it. was just hoping to move that seat to a different position.

one more question... does the middle 3rd row bench have a lap belt only or does it have a lap/shoulder in the 98-03 models?

thanks,
Anne-Marie

[DahliaRW]

The newer siennas have the TA on the seat. Not sure on the older, it could have changed. It makes sense when retrofitting they have to be on the floor...