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.
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Latest Oct 10, 2006
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 241 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.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
9
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Chevrolet Astro submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 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
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Oct 10, 2006
Crash reported1 injury reported
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH TOWARDS AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN CRASHED TO A LIGHT POST. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT WHO IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATED PRIOR THE IMPACT. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THE ACCIDENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EVACUATED THE CONTACT TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL. A CHILD RIDING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS RESTRAINED BY THE SEAT BELT AND SUFFERED NO INJURIES, HOWEVER THE FIRST IMPACT OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE INOPERABLE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE OWNER RESIDENCE.
NHTSA ID
10170435
Incident
Sep 29, 2006
Mileage
85,000 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Jul 13, 2004
Crash reported2 injuries reported
FRONT END COLLISION HIT CENTER ON AIR BAG SENSOR, NO DEPLOYMENT. SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN MYSELF OR PASSENGER. DAMAGE TO FRONT FRAME SECTION HAD TO REPLACE. TOTAL REPAIR BILL OVER $6000.00 DOLLARS. I HAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING BRAIN INJURY, SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE, LT WRIST, LEFT SIDE OF BODY BRUSING ? ON DAMAGE TO MY LIVER & GAULL BLADDER. STILL UNDER INVESGATION HAD TO HAVE SURGERY. MY SON HAD KNEE BRUSING FROM HITTING FULL FORCE INTO LOWER PART OF DASH. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL VIA AMBO UNCONSIOUS FOR 5 HOURS NOT REMEMBERING THE ACCIDENT. JUST 10 MONTHS OUT OF BRAIN SURGERY JUST GOT RELEASED TO DRIVE NOW I HAVE A ONSET OF SIEZURES THAT WERE CONTROLED BY MEDS. BECAUSE OF MY RESTAINT SYSTEM I AM NOT ALLOWED TO DRIVE AGAIN. IF IT HAD WORKED I DO NOT THINK I WOULD OF BEEN HURT SO BAD. *LA
NHTSA ID
10080980
Incident
Sep 28, 2003
Mileage
54,464 mi
Seat belts
Filed Feb 9, 2004
1 injury reported
WHILE CONSUMER WAS LIFTING THE SEAT FROM THE VEHICLE THE BACK CONNECTION FOR THE HARNESS LOOSENED, AND THE CHILD FELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE. THE CHILD WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED, BUT WAS BADLY SHAKEN UP. CONSUMER TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
NHTSA ID
10057764
Incident
Jan 31, 2004
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Jan 6, 2004
Crash reported2 injuries reported
I OWN A 1998 ASTRO VAN. I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION . MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NOR DID MY SEAT BELTS RESTRAIN ME FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. MY SON WAS NOT RESTRAINED EITHER. WE BOTH HAD INJURIES. ESTIMATE COST OF REPAIRS 7-8,000.00 WORTH THE DAMAGE. THERE IS SEVERE FRAME DAMAGE THAT REQUIRES A SUB FRAME TO BE REPLACED. I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FRONT END COLLISONS THAT THE AIR BAGS DO NOT DEPLOY, OR DOES THE SEAT BELT NOT RESTRAIN YOU?*AK
NHTSA ID
10052534
Incident
Oct 28, 2003
Mileage
55,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed May 3, 2002
INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO THE HARNESS CLIP NOT UNLOCKING TO GET THE CHILD OUT. SEAT WAS RECALLED NHTSA 99-V-009000 /MANUFACTURER'S RECALL # 980710, BUT HAS NOT REMEDIEXD CONSUMERS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA ID
8009121
Incident
Apr 22, 2002
Seat beltsSuspension
Filed Mar 7, 2002
DRIVERS REAR SEATBELT RETRACTOR SPRING BLEW OFF OF THE BELT. ALSO, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, REAR SPRING LEAF WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK
NHTSA ID
8005139
Incident
Jun 1, 2001
Driver assistanceSeat belts
Filed Oct 19, 1999
THE TWO REAR LAP BELTS MALFUNCTIONED, AND ARE TOO LOOSE. THEY WONT TIGHTEN THE CSS. DEALER WILL REPLACE THE REAR LAP BELTS. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS PEDAL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ID
851108
Incident
Oct 1, 1999
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Sep 30, 1999
Crash reported3 injuries reported
WHILE GOING 35-45MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT DRIVER ON FRONT SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WEBBING BECAME UNDONE. REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES & NEEDED STITCHES AT EMERGENCY ROOM. EVERYONE SUFFERED SOME WHIPLASH. *AK
NHTSA ID
849517
Incident
Sep 5, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Jul 23, 1999
SEATBELT ON THE BENCH SEATS IS HANGING LOOSE, SO THAT IT SWINGS BACK AND FORTH. DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHY IT DOES THAT. *AK
NHTSA ID
843099
Seat belts
Filed Feb 1, 1999
SEAT BELT GUIDE ON THE RIGHT WINDOW OUT OF ORDER. YH
NHTSA ID
609902
Incident
Dec 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Feb 1, 1999
SEAT BELT GET CAUGHT IN THE ARM REST. NLM
NHTSA ID
607795
Seat belts
Filed Feb 1, 1999
REAR SAFETY BELT HANGS.
NHTSA ID
607639
Seat beltsTransmission
Filed Feb 1, 1999
TRANSMISSION GEARS SHIFT HARD. *YC
NHTSA ID
607448
Incident
Jan 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Dec 28, 1998
SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY IN THE REAR BENCH SEAT DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY.
NHTSA ID
543143
Incident
Sep 15, 1998
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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