Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Chevrolet Astro submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING. ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE . DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS BROKE LOOSE, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTANED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THEY WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE ACCIDENT. *AK
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD RETRACT BACK, BUT FAILS TO RELEASE TO BE USED. IT'S HARDLY USED. COULD ONLY BE PULLED OUT A COUPLE OF INCHES. HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD & SEAT BELT PROBLEM WAAS DUE TO WEAR & TEAR. WILL NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK
CONVERSION VEHICLE WHICH HAD A SOFA SEAT INSTALLED WITH THE SHOULDER AND LAP SEATBELTS MOUNTED ON THE FLOOR. SHARP METAL ON THE FLOOR IS CONSTANTLY RUBBING THROUGH THE SHOUDLER SEAT BELT WHICH CAUSED SEAT BELT TO FREY. IT MAY NOT HOLD UP PROPERLY IN EVENT OF A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
PLASTIC PLACED OVER THE RESTRAINTS CRACKED, RENDERING THE MIDDLE RESTRAINT INOPERABLE. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK
WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP THE SEAT BUCKLE ON THE MIDDLE LAP SEAT ON THE REAR BENCH SEAT RELEASED, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD . PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
UPON REMOVING MIDDLE SEAT BELT LATCHING MECHANISM HANGS @ TWO FEET IN CARGO AREA BECAUSE OF ITS INSIGNIFICANCE TO RETRACT IN BELL HOUSING ( SWINGS AND MOVES AROUND). COULD RESULT IN FACIAL OR BODILY INJURY TO REAR OCCUPANT. *AK
THE BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE LOCKS UP IMMEDIATELY UPON FASTENING AND ANY MOVEMENT MAKES THE BELT TIGHTEN UP EVEN MORE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED (6) TIMES OVER A (1) YEAR PERIOD. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
THE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE DURING FRONT END COLLISION, RESULTING I N INJURY.
CONVERSION VAN SHOULDER BELTS WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. CANNOT PULL SHOULDER BELT OUT TO LATCH BUCKLE. WILL RETRACT OKAY. BEEN AT DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES & HAVE NO PARTS FOR IT. *AK
SLIDING DOOR HAS BEEN ADJUSTED 4 TIMES, BUT STILL RATTLES AS IF THE LATCH IS NOT PULLING IT CLOSED TIGHT.
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG DURING HEAD ON COLLISION. *DSH THE SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT RESTRAI THE CONSUMER AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING IMPACT. *SCC *JB
WHEN THE MIDDLE SEAT IS REMOVED THE SEAT BELT WHICH IS ATTACHED PERMANENTLY TO THE HEADLINER SWINGS FREELY IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
SEAT BELT LOCKS UP UNEXPECTEDLY. *AW
BENCH SEAT BELTS ARE TOO SHORT NO ADJUSTMENT CAN BE MADE TO FIT PROPERLY. TT
POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK.
THE FRONT TIRE RUBS SWAY BAR,BRAKE PEDAL IS TOO SMALL AND TOO CLOSE TO THE HOUSING THERE IS NO ROOM TO LATCH THE SEAT BELT. TT
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