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1992 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.
10
Latest Feb 24, 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.
4%
of 278 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.
8

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Chevrolet Blazer submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 Feb 24, 2001

SEATBELTS STOPPED WORKING, NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR 600.00, CONTACTED CHEVROLET, SAID THEY ARE ONLY COVERED FOR 3 YEARS OR 36000MILES

NHTSA ID
741464
Seat belts
Filed Mar 10, 2000

BELT TENSIONER ON DRIVEER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE PASSENGER BELT WOULD LOCK UP. HOWEVER, BELT DID NOT LOCK UP WHEN PULLING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED IT WAS FINE. BELT TENSIONER NEVER CHECKED. FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE SAW NO PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
858330
BrakesSeat beltsVisibility
Filed Sep 24, 1999
Crash reported3 injuries reported

CHILD RESTRAINT BELTS IN REAR DID NOT RESTRAIN CHILDREN, FRONT PASSENGER BELT DOES NOT LOCK ALL THE TIME, RESULTING IN INJUSY TO CHILDREN AND PASSENGER IN AN ACCIDENT THAT WAS DUE TO THE ABS BRAKES

NHTSA ID
711950
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Feb 2, 1998
2 injuries reported

BUCKET SEATS DID NOT STAY UPRIGHT (WENT FORWARD) AND SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAINT EFFECTIVELY DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURIES.

NHTSA ID
539585
Incident
Dec 31, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Feb 20, 1997

HEAD RESTS ON BOTH SEATS FELL DOWN TWICE.

NHTSA ID
514903
Incident
Jan 7, 1997
BrakesSeat belts
Filed Nov 15, 1996
Crash reported3 injuries reported

WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT BRAKES WENT OUT WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, ONCE THE VEHICLE CRASHED HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. UNDER INVESTIGATION EA 94 038. *AK WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, PULLING VEHICLE INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE VEARING,CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE PULLED INTO A DITCH ON SIDE OF THE ROAD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER ,ALSO SHOULDER LAP BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO RELEASE.*JB

NHTSA ID
805135
Incident
Jun 27, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 30, 1996

INTERIOR SEAT BELT BUCKLES DO NOT LOCK. *AK

NHTSA ID
800182
Seat belts
Filed Oct 26, 1995

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT STUCK. *AK

NHTSA ID
484697
Incident
Jul 14, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Sep 18, 1995

SHOULDER/LAP BELT PASS. FRONT INTERMITTENTLY WON'T COME OUT OF RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY, DEALER HAS REPLACED BELTS 4 TIMES, AND NOW MAKING ATTEMPT #5 TO MODIFY. TT

NHTSA ID
972107
Seat beltsSteering
Filed Jun 19, 1995

STEERING COLUMN BROKE DURING ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
967164
Incident
May 28, 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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Brakes206Electrical17Visibility14Fuel system11Interior & seats10Driver assistance10Engine9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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