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1989 Chevrolet Astro 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.
9
Latest Jun 13, 2001
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.
16%
of 57 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.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1989 Chevrolet Astro submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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 Jun 13, 2001

NONE OF THE SAT BELTS WORK. NLM

NHTSA ID
561563
Seat belts
Filed Feb 13, 2001

DRIVER/ PASSENGER/ REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERABLE. SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT IN HOUSING MECHANISM. MOST OF THE SEAT BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
880427
Seat belts
Filed Nov 30, 2000

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE NOT RETRACTING CORRECTLY. THEY DO NOT HOLD CONSUMERS TIGHTLY IN SEATS, THEY ARE LOOSE. *AK

NHTSA ID
875753
Incident
Nov 30, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Nov 21, 1998

WHILE TRAVELLING IN OUR '89 CHEVY ASTRO MINIVAN THE SEATBELTS (LAP BELTS IN THE MIDDLE AND REAR SEATS) SEEM TO EASILY BECOME LOOSE AS OUR CHILDREN SQUIRM AROUND WHILE DRIVING (IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH MOVEMENT ON THEIR PART IN ORDER FOR THIS TO HAPPEN). WE OFTEN NEED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO RE-TIGHTEN THEIR SEAT BELTS. WE FEEL THAT THIS ASPECT IS HIGHLY UNSAFE.

NHTSA ID
700805
Seat belts
Filed Feb 28, 1996

DRIVER SIDE SEAT LAP/SHOULDER PLASTIC GUIDE LOOP IS BROKEN AND CAUSING THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NOT TO FASTEN PROPERLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
979849
Incident
Jan 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Feb 8, 1996

SEAT BELT FAILURE. TT

NHTSA ID
978918
Incident
Feb 8, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jan 29, 1996

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT MAINTAIN PROPER PELVIS FIT. PROVIDES NO RESTRAINING CAPABILITIES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
978366
Incident
Jun 1, 1990
Seat belts
Filed Aug 2, 1995

NO SEAT BELTS ON REAR BED SEAT. *AK

NHTSA ID
484642
Incident
Aug 2, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 23, 1995

SEAT BELT FAILURE, SEAT BELTS SUPPLIED BY KEIPER, SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK. TT

NHTSA ID
965750
Incident
May 23, 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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