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1993 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.
9
Latest Jan 15, 2004
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.
6%
of 146 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.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
5

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Chevrolet Cavalier 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

BrakesEngineFuel system+2 more
Filed Jan 15, 2004

MAJOR FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S WATER-RESISTANT ENVELOPE: SERIOUS WATER LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FROM THE FIREWALL, RESULTING IN RUST AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO CARPET, MOLD AND MILDEW IN CARPET AND UNDERLAY, AND UNPLEASANT ODOURS

NHTSA ID
10071278
Incident
Nov 15, 2003
Seat belts
Filed Jul 30, 1999

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

NHTSA ID
843999
Incident
Jul 29, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Jun 29, 1998

PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BELT IN MIDDLE UNLATCHES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO DEALERS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
824764
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Dec 9, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

LOCKED DOOR FLEW OPEN DURING SIDE IMPACT. SEATBELT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE DOOR DID NOT RESTRAIN DCRIVER FROM BEING THROWN FROM VEHICLE . DRIVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY. *AK

NHTSA ID
523085
Incident
Dec 9, 1996
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+3 more
Filed Oct 14, 1997

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED.

NHTSA ID
604255
Incident
Aug 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 2, 1997

CONSUMER HAS CONVERTIBLE VEHICLE WHICH SHE PURCHASED IN 1994, SHE HAD THE SEATBELTS REPAIRED THE FIRST TIME IN 1995, AND REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED A SECOND TIME AS OF MARCH 1997. *AK

NHTSA ID
813723
Incident
Jun 15, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Feb 17, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

VEHICLE HIT ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE DOOR FLEW OPEN AND BECAUSE BOTH THE SHOULDER STRAP AND THE LAP BELT WERE ATTACHED TO THE DOOR, THE DRIVER WAS PROPELLED OUT INTO THE STREET CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FOREHEAD, JAW AND LEFT HAND.

NHTSA ID
546741
Incident
Dec 9, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jan 4, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

PASSENGER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT, IMPACT 1:00 POSITION, SPEED 20MPH. TT

NHTSA ID
977390
Incident
May 13, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 9, 1995
Crash reported2 injuries reported

CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, SHOULDER HARNESS DIDN'T ENGAGE DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES. TT

NHTSA ID
959794
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

Brakes53Engine41Electrical27Interior & seats10Body & structure8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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