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.
14
Latest Aug 11, 2005
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.
16%
of 89 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 Caprice 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
AirbagsBody & structureBrakes+2 more
Filed Aug 11, 2005
Crash reported4 injuries reported
I'M NOT TRYING TO DO DUAL COMPLAINTS. WHILE BRAKING ,PRIOR TO IMPACT, THERE WAS A LOUD CLICKING COMING FROM THE ABS CONTROL UNIT UNDER THE HOOD, ALSO THE COMPUTER ECM, SHOWS THAT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, SERIOUS LIFETIME INJURIES, I'M GOING INTO A POWERCHAIR, AT 42 THERE IS NO SURGERY THAT WILL HELP ME, AND LESLIE IS GOING TO NEED BACK SURGERY, AND A HIP,AND KNEE REPLACEMENT!*JB
NHTSA ID
10132331
Incident
Jun 26, 2005
Mileage
110,000 mi
AirbagsBrakesSeat belts
Filed Aug 11, 2005
Crash reported4 injuries reported
AIRBAG AND BRAKES FAILED, AND CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES. TWO PEOPLE WERE THROWN INTO DASHBOARD,WINDSHIELD, WHEN SEAT BELTS FAILED TO HOLD, DRIVER NEVER TOOK FOOT OFF OF BRAKES, AIRBAG (DEPLOY SENSOR) ON GROUND, CAR IS IN BACKYARD IF YOU WANT TO SEE! I NOW FIND OUT THERE WAS 9 (PROBLEMS), RECALLS, TWO ON ABS!. *JB
NHTSA ID
10132329
Incident
Jun 26, 2005
Mileage
110,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Nov 15, 2000
BELT RETRACTOR SPRING IS WEARING THROUGH PLASTIC CASING, CAUSING COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE SEATBELT LOCKING MECHANISIM. *AK
NHTSA ID
736350
Incident
Sep 12, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Oct 18, 2000
FRONT DRIVER, AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS RECOIL SPRING KEEP WEARING THROUGH THE PLASTIC HOUSING THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE, CAUSING THE SEAT BELTS NOT TO RETRACT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
NHTSA ID
873271
Seat belts
Filed May 29, 1999
WHILE DRIVING MY CAPRICE, I PULLED AT THE SEAT SHOULDER BELT TO READJUST ITS POSITION. IT RELEASED, ALLOWING ALL THE BELT MATERIAL TO BE LOOSELY HELD AROUND ME. I AM NOT AN ATHLETIC FEMALE AND DID NOT PULL HARD. I CONTACTED GM. THEY STATED THAT ALTHOUGH SEAT BELTS ARE SAFETY DEVICES, THEY ARE ONLY GUARANTEED TO FUNCTION DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD OR 36,000 MILES. THEY SAID I WAS RESPONSIBLE TO PAY TO HAVE THE SEAT BELTS REPLACED AND WOULD NOT HAVE ASSUMED ANY LIABILITY HAD A WRECK OCCURRED WHEN THE SEAT BELT FAILED. THE CASE NUMBER AT GM IS 990281010. I RE-FILED THE COMPLAINT THIS WEEK. I ALSO DISCUSSED THE ISSUE WITH GM IN DECEMBER. *AK
NHTSA ID
706975
Incident
Dec 30, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Feb 25, 1999
WHEN USING THE DRIVER'S FRONT & THE PASSENGER LEFT REAR SEAT BELTS, THE RETRACTORS WOULD FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. THE SEAT BELTS WOULD STAY OUT & WOULD NOT RETRACT BACKWARDS TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION. *AK
NHTSA ID
833740
Incident
Nov 10, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Sep 20, 1998
OWNER FOUND THAT SEAT BELT LATCHS WILL OPEN IF SLAPPED.
NHTSA ID
780469
Seat belts
Filed May 5, 1997
THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IS BROKEN. THE BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO THE MECHANISM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.
NHTSA ID
811996
Incident
Apr 25, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Jul 31, 1996
DRIVER/PASS SHOULDER/LAP BELTS ASSEMBLIES INOPERATIVE, WON'T RETRACT INTO ASSEMBLY, BELTS HAVE EXTENDED FULLY.*AK
NHTSA ID
800305
Seat belts
Filed May 13, 1996
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT NOT LONGER RETRACTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
NHTSA ID
984333
Incident
May 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jan 31, 1996
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED, RENDERING SEAT BELT INOPERABLE. *DSH
NHTSA ID
501088
Incident
Dec 27, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jul 7, 1995
THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT AND THE SEATBELT BEHIND THE DRIVERS DO NOT RETRACT AND STAY LIMP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
NHTSA ID
968408
Incident
Jun 7, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 30, 1995
THE LEFT REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS NOT RETRACTING BACK. TT
NHTSA ID
966085
Incident
Dec 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed May 8, 1995
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK, WHEN PULLED OUT IT JUST FLOPS. TT
NHTSA ID
964962
Incident
Apr 1, 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.
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