2000 Buick Century Seat belts Problems

MY SISTER OWNED VEHICLE ABOVE UNTIL I PURCHASED IT IN 2004 FROM HER. SHE NOR I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL LETTERS FROM GM ON THE 7 RECALLS THAT YOUR RECORDS SHOW THAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED OR REPLACED. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO CHECK INTO THIS AS TO WHY WE DIDN'T RECEIVE NOTICES FROM GM. I HAVE NOT HAVE ANY INCIDENTS,BUT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RECALL NOTICES. NOR DID MY SISTER THE PREVIOUS OWNER . THANK YOU . [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10606427

Incident

Jun 27, 2014

Mileage

75,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. HE STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER, FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WERE UNABLE TO LATCH ACROSS THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN HIS CHILDREN IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED HE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANC0E AND THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 104,000.

NHTSA ID

10340400

Incident

May 28, 2010

Mileage

104,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT SAFETY BELTS WERE INOPERABLE. HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 00V228003 AND 01V109000, ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD REPAIR THE SEAT BELTS AT THE ESTIMATED COST OF $500. NO REPAIRS HAVE YET BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,028.

NHTSA ID

10260968

Incident

Sep 10, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. NONE OF THE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES FUNCTION. THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED. NORMALLY, THE CONTACT GETS SOME SILICONE AND FIDDLES WITH THE VEHICLE FOR THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE SHE CAN GET THE SEAT BELT TO LOOSEN UP AND COME OUT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED IF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 01V109000 AND 00V228003 (SEAT BELTS) APPLY TO HER VIN. IN ADDITION, ALL FOUR WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND THE FRONT WINDOW MOTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE. CURRENTLY, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN AND WILL NOT ROLL BACK UP. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,786 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

NHTSA ID

10229065

Incident

Jun 15, 2001

Mileage

4,000 mi

CONSUMER STATED THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR JAMMED ON 4 OCCASIONS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10121393

Incident

Oct 31, 2000

Mileage

1,842 mi

IT WOULD BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO UNLOCK THEM SELVES FRONT THE REAR SHOULDER BELT. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO USE FORCE TO UNLATCH THE BELT BUCKLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK THE REAR SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE RETRACTOR. THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A HAZARD TO HER REAR PASSENGERS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10113309

Incident

Dec 16, 2004

Mileage

70,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK UP DURING IMPACT, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8003922

Incident

Jan 17, 2002

THE CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THE RECALL PARTS (00V-228) TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. NLM

NHTSA ID

559900

Incident

Jan 2, 2001

NHTSA RECALL 00V228003/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00067/SEAT BELT BUCKLES. VYLETTEL BUICK IN STERLING HEIGHTS ISN'T ORDERING PARTS UNTIL THEY CAN SEE IF ORDER NUMBER ON BUCKLE IS RECALLED. CONSUMER FEELS IT IS INCONVINIENT TO COME BACK TWO WEEKS LATER WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE THEM ALREADY ORDERED. *AK DEALER WAS NOT READY TO FIX THE RECALL AND CUSTOMER HAS TO MAKE SECOND TRIP. *YH

NHTSA ID

878788

THE EXCESSIVELY LARGE AND TALL HEADREST BLOCKS LEFT SIDE AND REAR VIEW OF THE DRIVER CAUSING LANE CHANGING UNSAFE. YH

NHTSA ID

552497