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1995 Buick Regal Seat belts Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA

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Seat belts reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
10
Latest Mar 28, 2005
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
6%
of 173 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
4

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Buick Regal submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming seat belt

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Seat belts
Filed Mar 28, 2005

THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT ANCHOR HAS COME OFF. THE CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, WHO ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT HIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SEAT BELT RECALL 98V306000. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THIS RECALL DESCRIBED HIS SITUATION EXACTLY . *BF *NM

NHTSA ID
10111694
Incident
Jan 15, 2005
Mileage
140,000 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Dec 10, 2003
Crash reported2 injuries reported

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE STARTED STEERING ITSELF. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE ABS LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IMPACTED A GUARD RAIL. *AK THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND BACKED INTO THE GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE THEN TURNED AROUND AND FACED THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE AIR BAG(S) DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID
10029361
Incident
Jul 13, 2003
Mileage
43,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Feb 19, 2003

THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR SPRING MALFUNCTIONED, THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

NHTSA ID
10008735
Incident
Feb 3, 2003
Mileage
160,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Aug 27, 2002

BUCKLES DO NOT LOCK PROPERLY WHICH AFFECTS REAR AND FRONT PASSENGER SEATS. DEALER ALREDY CONTACTED.*AK *YH

NHTSA ID
8017323
Incident
Jan 2, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Oct 22, 2001
1 injury reported

AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH CAR SITTING STILL JUST STARTING ENGINE. INJURED RIGHT SHOULDER. *AK

NHTSA ID
753544
Incident
May 30, 2001
BrakesEngineSeat belts
Filed Feb 1, 1999

VEHICLE SEAT BELT CONTINUALLY NEEDS REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR, UNABLE TO REMEDY FAILURES.

NHTSA ID
543629
Incident
Nov 20, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Jan 14, 1999

DRIVER'S SIDE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT RETRACT INTO THE HOUSING MECHANISM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SEAT BELTS SEVEN TIMES WITH NO CORECTION TO THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
833542
Seat belts
Filed Mar 25, 1996
1 injury reported

SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER, RESULTING IN INJURY. *DH

NHTSA ID
502611
Incident
Mar 11, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jan 1, 1996

DRIVERS SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED TO RETRACT, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO FIT LOOSELY. *DH

NHTSA ID
502470
Incident
Jan 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Dec 18, 1995

REAR SEAT BELT FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
600654
Incident
Jun 15, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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