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1988 Chevrolet Beretta Seat belts Problems

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

Data refreshed

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 Dec 27, 2003
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.
15%
of 60 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.
2
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 1988 Chevrolet Beretta 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

Body & structureSeat belts
Filed Dec 27, 2003

RECALL OF 1988 CHEVY BERETTA DOOR HINGES/SEAT BELTS/HOOD LATCHES.*AK

NHTSA ID
10051168
Incident
Dec 27, 2003
Mileage
187,631 mi
Seat belts
Filed May 24, 2001

FEMALE SIDE OF DRIVER SEAL BELT COVER BROKE OFF 1-2 YEAERS AGO, SO I HAVE BEEN BUCKLING DRIVER BELT INTO PASSENGER BELT. COVER ON FEMALE SIDE BROKE OFF SO ANY PRESSURE APPLIED TO FEMALE SIDE WITH A BELT BUCKLED INTO IT RELEASES THE BELT. THE DRIVER HARNESS BROKE TODAY WHERE THE SHOULDER HARNESS MEETS THE LAP BELT. BOTH PIECES THAT BROKE WERE PLASTIC. THE BELT MAY HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER CAMPAIGN 90C36. *AK

NHTSA ID
745870
Incident
May 24, 2001
Body & structureSeat belts
Filed May 10, 1996

PAINT DELAMINATES FROM PRIMER CONTINUOUSLY DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE PAINT WHICH IT NOT TO BOND WITH PRIMER. *AK

NHTSA ID
504490
Incident
Sep 1, 1989
Seat belts
Filed Nov 6, 1995

RECALL #91V206000, SEATBELT RETRACTOR LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT PULL OUT, REPLACED ONCE TWO YEARS AGO. TT

NHTSA ID
974630
Seat belts
Filed Sep 14, 1995

ELECTRICAL SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT PRIOR TO RECALL (91V-206). *AK

NHTSA ID
483927
Incident
Sep 14, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 31, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported1 death reported

HAD AN ACCIDENT, PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT CAME APART AND STRUCK CHEST. TT

NHTSA ID
971420
Incident
Jan 31, 1995
Body & structureSeat belts
Filed Aug 21, 1995

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PANELS ARE LOOSE THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT NOT WORKING RIGHT . TT

NHTSA ID
970759
Seat belts
Filed Jun 19, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN OCCUPANT UPON HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE STATIONARY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
967193
Incident
Sep 14, 1993
Seat belts
Filed Feb 6, 1995
1 injury reported

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *SKD

NHTSA ID
480197
Incident
Apr 14, 1994

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Body & structure15Interior & seats14

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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