New GR w/ rear seatbelt alarm issue

resolution The last dealer I took the car to simply disabled the rear seat belt reminder in the dash settings. I could've solved the issue myself the entire time 😂

Update 2 The Toyota dealership where I had my appointment tried to tell me that the problem I'm having is a feature of the car 😂. The circuit edition on their showroom floor is acting the same way as mine, according to the service advisor. They didn't even attempt to troubleshoot the issue beyond visiting the showroom car. The tech was already leaving for the day when I got my key back, otherwise I would have pressed the issue and had them take it back into the garage. I'm visiting a different dealership today so we'll see what happens.

• Update 1* I got in touch with Toyota of North America and my advocate Tiffanie understood my concern and frustration. She got me scheduled with one of the local dealerships that I hadn't reached out to yet on my own, and they seem to understand my concerns. Hoping for a smooth resolution 🤞

Got a brand new '24 premium on new years eve. From that day on, the car thinks there are people in the rear seats and triggers the belt alarm when I start driving. Has anybody else had this issue? I've been driving around with all 3 rear seatbelts buckled.

Dealerships keep telling me they can disable the alarm (one dealer quoted $108, another quoted $40), but why wouldn't they suggest figuring out why the systems think there are people back there? It's been pretty frustrating.

My concern with disabling the alarm is... what if the car acts in a disadvantageous way in a crash scenario because it thinks there are rear passengers.

The dealership I bought it from is 3 hours away, otherwise I'd be hounding them in person. I contacted Toyota of North America 2 days ago, and my advocate is going to contact another dealership near me that I haven't talked to yet, to check if they can reset the system.