Seat belts
Filed Mar 11, 1999
SEATBELT/SHOULDER HARNESS RETRACT OR DEPLOY FOR DRIVERS SEAT
- NHTSA ID
- 704294
- Incident
- Mar 4, 1998
1992 Chevrolet Cavalier 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 Mar 11, 1999
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.
7%
of 134 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.
9
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier 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 Aug 8, 1997
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE. THE UPPER RETRACTOR BROKE, AND IT NO LONGER RETRACTS AND WILL NOT RESTRAIN OCCUPANT IN VEHICLE CRASH.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 814131
- Incident
- Jul 11, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Aug 3, 1997
FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED AT LATCH.
- NHTSA ID
- 522499
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Dec 30, 1996
3 injuries reported
SEAT BELT BROKE DURING REAR END COLLISION RESULTING IN NECK AND BACK INJURY.
- NHTSA ID
- 513235
- Incident
- Feb 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jan 25, 1996
Crash reported3 injuries reported2 deaths reported
VEHICLE SKID ON ICE LOSING CONTROL HITTING ENBANKMENT OF CREEK. REAR OCCUPANTS (3) WERE NOT ABLE TO RELEASE FRONT SEAT BELTS OF PARENTS WHICH DIED ON SCENE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 978255
- Incident
- Dec 7, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jul 25, 1995
LAP/SHOULDER, DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT LOCK, AND AFTER LOCKED WILL RELEASE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 969397
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Apr 18, 1995
DOOR MOUNTED AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS CAUSE DRIVER TO BE PULLED THROUGH DOORS WHEN OPENED. *AW
- NHTSA ID
- 489187
- Incident
- Apr 18, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Mar 20, 1995
DRIVERS SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED RETRACT, PREVENTING USAGE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 962240
- Incident
- Mar 20, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Mar 20, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 25MPH ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS, DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT PULLED OUT OF DOOR, DRIVER HIT STEERING COLUMN. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 962200
BrakesElectricalEngine+3 more
Filed Jan 9, 1995
EXHAUST MANIFOLD VALVE REPLACED.
- NHTSA ID
- 478288
- Incident
- Jan 9, 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
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .