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1989 Chevrolet Corsica 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.
18
Latest Mar 17, 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.
28%
of 64 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.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1989 Chevrolet Corsica submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 18 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 Mar 17, 2004

SHOULDER BELT SEPARATED FROM THE LAP BELT WHERE A RIVET HAD BROKEN LOOSE. *NM

NHTSA ID
10062441
Incident
Mar 17, 2004
Fuel systemInterior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Sep 11, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
752062
Driver assistanceSeat belts
Filed Sep 8, 2001
1 injury reported

THE DRIVER PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL WHEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE ENGINE ROARED, THE BRAKE WERE USELESS AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE LEVER BACK INTO PARK, THE CAR RACED 40 FEET OVER A CURB INTO A RETAINING WALL, THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, THE DRIVER WAS THROWN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL ALTHOUGH SHOULDER AND LAP BELT WERE IN USE, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. NLM

NHTSA ID
785578
Incident
Sep 6, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Jul 10, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported

SEAT BELT RESTRAINT DID NOT LOCK IN A CRASH, I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY CHEST AND RIGHT ARM, IT CRACKED MY STERNUM AND BADLY BRUSED MY RIGHT FOREARM.*AK

NHTSA ID
748191
Incident
Apr 24, 2001
Fuel systemSeat beltsVisibility
Filed Jul 5, 2000

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND MY ADDRESS HAS ONLY CHANGED ONCE, NEVER HAVE I BEEN INFORMED OF THE RECALL ON THE FUEL TANK AND AM HAVING NO SUCESS FROM GMC IN GETTING THE OTHER 2 PROBLEMS RESOLVED FROM THE RECALLS OF THE WINDOW OR SEAT BELTS. DUE TO THE DEFECT IN THE SEAT BELT, I CANNOT LATCH THE SEAT BELT WHICH HAS BECOME A CHARGEABLE LAW, WHICH I HAVE RECEIVED A TICKET FOR NON CONMPLIANCE AND A WARNING TO REPAIR BEFORE MY COURT DATE ON JULY 14, 2000.

NHTSA ID
724965
Incident
Jul 11, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Oct 15, 1999

PLASTIC THAT HOLDS SHOULDER BELT TO LAP BELT FELL OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID
850858
Incident
Oct 15, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Jul 26, 1999

SEAT BELT LOCK-UP, CAUSING FAILURE WHICH MAY RESULT IN POSSIBLE INJURY. *YC

NHTSA ID
547510
Seat belts
Filed Oct 14, 1997

SHOULDER STRAP DOESN'T FULLY RETRACT.

NHTSA ID
605413
Incident
Oct 10, 1997
Interior & seatsSeat beltsSteering
Filed Jul 1, 1997

POWER STEERING FAILED.

NHTSA ID
518994
Incident
Mar 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Oct 12, 1996

THE BOTH FRONT AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT STRAP CAME APART PRIOR TO RECALL (91V-026). *AK

NHTSA ID
972457
Incident
Sep 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jan 25, 1996

DRIVER SIDE BUCKLE WON'T LOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
978216
Seat belts
Filed Nov 16, 1995

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY, ALSO PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE STICKS. *AK

NHTSA ID
485595
Incident
Jan 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Nov 2, 1995

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE PLASTIC PIECE IS COMING OFF SOMETIMES SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LOCK ,PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS NOT RETRACTING RIGHT.

NHTSA ID
974499
Seat belts
Filed Oct 25, 1995

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, UNABLE TO LATCH OR UNLATCH SEATBELT BUCKLE. TT

NHTSA ID
973890
Incident
Oct 25, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 31, 1995

DOOR MOUNTED SEATBELT WOULD NOT RESTRAIN PASSENGER WHEN DOOR COMES OPEN. TT

NHTSA ID
966124
Incident
May 31, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 25, 1995

WENT TO GET OUT OFF CAR AND COULDN'T GET OUT DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT. TT

NHTSA ID
965896
Incident
May 24, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 25, 1995

TWO PLASTIC COVERS ON SEATBELT LATCH FELL OFF MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO PUT SEATBELT ON. TT

NHTSA ID
965894
Incident
May 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Mar 17, 1995

DOOR MOUNTED SHOULDER SEAT BELTS FAILURE. TT

NHTSA ID
962124
Incident
Mar 15, 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

Electrical10Interior & seats9

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