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1991 Chevrolet Blazer 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.
26
Latest Jan 3, 2002
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.
12%
of 222 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.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Chevrolet Blazer submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 26 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

The 25 most recent of 26, in the owner's own words

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Seat belts
Filed Jan 3, 2002

PART WHERE DRIVER SEATBELT ATTACHES TO VEHICLE FRAME IS RUSTED. *AK CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THIS VEHICLE. *TT

NHTSA ID
8001471
Incident
Dec 29, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Aug 22, 2001

THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WORKS ONLY SOMETIMES AND WHEN IT FAILS THE BELT GETS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. BELT IS NOW SHREDDED IN SOME PLACES MAKING IT UNSAFE. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET NUMOROUS TIMES ABOUT THIS AND JUST WANTED A REPLACEMENT TO BUY. THEY SAID THEY NO LONGER MADE THEM. FIRST TRY WAS 1997, THEN 1999, AND NOW 2001. THEY NEED TO KEEP SAFETY ITEMS IN STOCK. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAS A GMC JIMMY FULLSIZE 1987, SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THAT IS REASON I AM TRYING AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH THE GOVERMENT. THANK YOU. *AK

NHTSA ID
750960
Seat belts
Filed May 11, 2001

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT FELL OFF B-PILLAR DUE TO INTERIOR RUSTING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
888034
Seat belts
Filed Jul 10, 2000

FRONT RIGHT SEATBELT FAILED IN 1994 AND AGAIN IN 2000, REPLACED NEW BOTH TIMES, FEEL A SEATBELT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THAT, ESPECIALLY PASSENGER SIDE WHEN NOT USED AS MUCH AS DRIVERS SIDE. THE SEATBELT LOCKS UP AND WON'T EXTEND TO PLACE IN LATCH. *AK

NHTSA ID
725242
Incident
Nov 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Apr 7, 2000

THE PASSENGER-SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH (WHERE THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS INSERTED INTO) IN THE REAR-SEAT BECOMES STUCK IN AN OPEN POSITION, SUCH THAT THE SEAT BELT CAN NOT BE LOCKED IN PLACE, NOT ALLOWING THIS SEATBELT TO BE USED WHEN THE LATCH IS STUCK. *AK

NHTSA ID
711180
Incident
Jul 1, 1993
Seat belts
Filed Nov 16, 1998

WHILE DRIVING AND AT A SUDDEN STOP, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBELTS WILL "NOT CATCH," WHICH WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. NEVER BEEN TO DEALER. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

NHTSA ID
830821
Incident
Jun 1, 1996
BrakesSeat belts
Filed Nov 9, 1998

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND REAR LAP SEAT BELTS. THE CONSUMER WHEN APPLYING BRAKES HEARS A GRINDING NOISE. ALSO, REAR SELT BELTS FAILED TO STAY ATTACHED IN THE BUCKLES. THE SAFETY DEFECTS ARE DESCRIBED IN INVESTIGATIONS NUMBERS EA91028, EA94038, PE91052, PE94046, PE95042, EA95031. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
830461
Incident
Jul 7, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Feb 25, 1998
Crash reported2 injuries reported

GOING 20MPH, WHEN VEHICLE IN FRONT STARTED TO STOP. APPLIED THE BRAKES & REAR ENDED FRONT VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, REAR SEAT BELTS (SHOULDER/LAP) FAILED TO RESTRAIN CSS & GAVE WAY. CHILD WENT FORWARD & HIT REAR OF FRONT SEAT (DRIVER). DRIVER HAD NECK PROBLEMS. CHILD FACIAL PROBLEMS. *AK

NHTSA ID
821682
Incident
Feb 24, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Jan 5, 1998

RUST ACCUMULATED AROUND SHOULDER BELT MOUNTING BOLTS. RIGHT SIDE OF BELT FELL OUT OF MOUNTING. TOOK TO DEALER & WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN REPAIRING THE BOLTS. HAS PICTURES OF MOUNTING BOLTS. *AK

NHTSA ID
821398
Incident
Dec 16, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Nov 12, 1997

FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR RESTRAINTS HAVE BROKEN ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RESTRAINTS. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
818899
Incident
Nov 12, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Mar 27, 1997

CONSUMER IS HAVING DIFFICULTY OBTAINING RECALL WORK FOR THE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTON DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE WAS CARRIED IN TWICE AND NOT YET REPAIRED.(96V-142)

NHTSA ID
515985
BrakesInterior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Nov 26, 1996
Crash reported

WHEN DRIVING ON WET AND DRY PAVEMENT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT EA94-038. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE DID HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY BRAKES. ALL SEAT BELTS WERE REPLACED DUE TO WOULD NOT LATCH, RETRACT, OR WERE HARD TO LATCH, THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE REAR SEATBELT REPAIRS. *SLC

NHTSA ID
805591
Incident
Nov 9, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Oct 25, 1996

FRONT SET BELT RETRACTOR LOCKS UP/WILL NOT RELEASE.

NHTSA ID
510615
Incident
Nov 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 20, 1996

3 REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAILED.

NHTSA ID
507739
Incident
May 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Feb 26, 1996

THE REAR BUCKLE FAILURE, RED RELEASE BUTTON BROKE AND DROPPED INSIDE BUCKLE MECHANISM PREVENTING BUCKLE FROM BEING LATCHED. *AK

NHTSA ID
979715
Incident
Nov 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jan 18, 1996

RIGHT REAR LAP BELT DOES NOT BUCKLE; OCCUPANTS RIDE UNRESTRAINED. TT

NHTSA ID
977753
Incident
Sep 15, 1993
Seat belts
Filed Jan 11, 1996

REAR SEAT BELT FAILURE, BELT BUCKLE HAS FAILED AND CANNOT LATCH SEAT BELT. TT

NHTSA ID
977549
Incident
Jan 11, 1996
ElectricalFuel systemSeat belts
Filed Jan 6, 1996

REAR SEAT BELTS JAMMED.

NHTSA ID
501558
Incident
Aug 19, 1993
Seat belts
Filed Jan 5, 1996

REAR SEAT, LAP BELT RELEASE BUTTON WILL NOT CATCH. TT

NHTSA ID
977465
Incident
Apr 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Nov 21, 1995

VEHICLES REAR SEAT BELTS ARE DIFFICULT TO LATCH. *SLC

NHTSA ID
975285
Seat belts
Filed Nov 1, 1995

SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK WHICH PREVENT USAGE REAR BELT PE95-042. TT *JB

NHTSA ID
974355
Incident
Aug 15, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jul 19, 1995

PLASTIC CENTER OF REAR SEAT BELTS ARE STUCK, SEAT BELTS WILL NOT LATCH. *AK

NHTSA ID
485093
Incident
Oct 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Jun 25, 1995

REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY/DID NOT HOLD PASSENGERS/CHILD SEAT. *AK

NHTSA ID
485573
Incident
Jun 25, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 23, 1995

REAR SEAT BELT LOCKING MECHANISM STICKS. TT

NHTSA ID
965730
Incident
Mar 23, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 17, 1995

REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK, ONCE LATCHED, WILL NOT RELEASE WITH BUTTON. TT

NHTSA ID
963901
Incident
Oct 1, 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

Brakes129Electrical13Engine12Interior & seats12Driver assistance11

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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