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.
8
Latest Jun 22, 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.
2%
of 345 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.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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
AirbagsInterior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Jun 22, 2005
Crash reported1 injury reported
(1) MY COUSIN WAS DRIVING HER 1998 CAVALIER WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE (2) HER DRIVER'S SIDE CHAIR BROKE LOSE AND HER SEAT BELT CAME OUT OF ITS FASTENER AND THE METAL "HOOK" STRIKING HER BODY RESULTING IN A LACERATION. HER BODY WAS THEN THROW FORWARD WITH SUCH GREAT FORCE THAT SHE HIT THE WINDSHIELD WITH HER HEAD TWICE RESULTING IN A CONCUSSION, BLACK EYE, SWOLLEN FOREHEAD AND OTHER CUTS AND BRUISES. ADDITIONALLY, AT THE POINT OF IMPACT, DESPITE THE FORCE WITH WHICH SHE WAS STRUCK, HER AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WHICH COULD HAVE FURTHER PREVENTED HER STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD. EVERY SAFETY DEVICE IN THIS VEHICLE FAILED MISERABLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY.
NHTSA ID
10126221
Incident
Jun 21, 2005
Mileage
100,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jul 8, 2003
THE PLASTIC COATING/LOCK MECHANISM ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET CAVALIER'S MALE SEATBELT PIECE IS DETERIORATING, CAUSING THE SEATBELT NOT LOCK THE BELT INTO PLACE. *AK
NHTSA ID
10025686
Incident
Jun 30, 2003
Mileage
60,000 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Sep 6, 2002
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING SEATBELT AND AIR BAG LIGHT WILL LIGHT UP INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
NHTSA ID
8018090
Incident
Aug 23, 2002
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Sep 6, 2002
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING SEATBELT AND AIR BAG LIGHT WILL LIGHT UP INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
NHTSA ID
8018089
Incident
Aug 26, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Jun 26, 2001
THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT HAS BROKEN AT THE FEMALE END - THE MOUNTING THAT HOLDS THE BELT IN PLACE HAS BROKEN OFF, LEAVING ONLY A METAL COMPONENT FOR THE BELT TO FIT THROUGH. IT IS NO LONGER FIXED, NOR ADJUSTABLE. THIS IS A PRETTY STRONG PIECE AND THEREFORE FAULTY IN THIS VEHICLE, AS IT IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD.*AK
NHTSA ID
747391
Incident
Jun 16, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Aug 10, 2000
WHILE DRIVING ALONG SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE COMES UNLATCHED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT PROBLEM. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
NHTSA ID
867426
Incident
Jul 15, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Aug 3, 1999
BOLTS LOOSE CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BE LOOSE AT SHOULDER. NLM
NHTSA ID
547632
Incident
Jul 27, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Jan 26, 1999
FRONT SEAT BELTS WONT RETRACT.THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND STILL WONT RETRACT. *AK
NHTSA ID
702613
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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