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.
17
Latest Sep 27, 2006
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.
3%
of 492 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.
6
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 1995 Chevrolet Lumina submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 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 Sep 27, 2006
Crash reportedFire reported3 injuries reported1 death reported
MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT. SHE WAS THE REAR PASSENGER OF A CHEVORLET 1995 LUMINA. SHE HAD ON HER SEAT BELT. HER GIRLFRIEND ALSO IN THE REAR, DISTRACTED THE DRIVER WHO LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. MY DAUGHTER RECEIVED A FATAL BLOW TO THE HEAD, LIVER LACERATIONS , FRACTURED RIBS, AND SEAT BELT CONTUSIONS. SHE REMAINED IN A COMA FOR NINE DAYS BEFORE PASSING AWAY. THE GIRL WHO DID NOT HAVE HER SEAT BELT SURVIVED WITH ONLY MINOR ABRASIONS. THE OTHER TWO FRONT SEAT DRIVER AND PASSENGER RECEIVED ONLY MINOR ABRASIONS. THE CAR EXPLODED INTO FLAMES. *JB
NHTSA ID
10169372
Incident
Aug 23, 2006
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Aug 11, 2003
Crash reported2 injuries reported
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT IMMEDIATELY DEFLATED. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER HIT HER CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONSUMER ALSO FELT THAT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN HER. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK *NLM
NHTSA ID
10033563
Incident
Aug 11, 2003
Seat belts
Filed Jan 24, 2002
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE FOAM OR SOFT SUBSTANCE INSIDE OF THE RESTRAINTS GAVE OUT AND ARE AS HARD AS BRICKS. DEALER INFORMS CONSUMER THAT IT IS A PART OF WEAR AND TEAR AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE UNDER WARRANTY. *JG
NHTSA ID
785859
Incident
Jan 1, 1998
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed May 22, 2001
4 WAY MANUAL SEAT TRACK BRACKET MADE OF WHITE METAL BROKE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. CONSUMER HAS CALLED SALVAGE YARDS. NONE ARE AVAILABLE. FOUND 1, AND IT WAS BROKEN IN SAME SPOT. 2 WELDING SHOPS CAN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE SEAT IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES HEAD RESTS HAVE A BAR THAT IS COMING OUT OF IT.*JB
NHTSA ID
888859
Incident
Dec 22, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Feb 28, 2001
DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT WORKS, OTHER SEAT BELTS WILL NOT STAY FASTENED. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE FOR PASSENGERS IN CAR.*AK
NHTSA ID
881733
Incident
Feb 1, 2001
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Aug 17, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHEN DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION ,IMPACT FRONTAL ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE, CAUSING PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANT TO HIT WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK NEITHER DRIVER NOR PASSENGER SEAT BELTS LOCKED. *YH
NHTSA ID
867996
Incident
Aug 5, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Jun 24, 1999
REAR BELT ANCHOR AND ATTACHMENT SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
NHTSA ID
841008
BrakesInterior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Jan 13, 1999
SHOULDER BELTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES DO NOT STAY, HOUSING SOMETIMES COMES OFF. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NO WARRANTY. ALSO, ABS BRAKES DO NOT STOP PROPERLY WHEN PEDAL APPLIED. IN ADDITION, INTEGRATED CHILD SEATS ARE NOT ABLE TO FUNCTION SAFELY. CONSUMER CONCERNS ARE WITH CHILDREN. WHILE TRAVELLING IN VEHICLE DOORS OPEN/CLOSE RANDOMLY, POSING A SAFETY HAZARD. PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *ASK
NHTSA ID
833505
Incident
Jun 1, 1998
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Oct 28, 1997
DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY, AND THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT CAME FORWARD TO THE FRONT SEAT, ALSO THE PLASTIC PART OF THE LAP BELT FELL OFF, AND THE WHOLE REAR LAP BELT CAME APART. *AK
NHTSA ID
817843
Incident
Jul 26, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Aug 19, 1997
DUE TO THE LOCATION AS WELL AS THE DESIGN, THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BECAME VERY EASY TO RELEASE, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO BE EJECTED OUT OF THE SEAT WHEN MAKING A STOP DUE TO THE BUCKLE UNLATCHING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ID
815478
Incident
Jul 26, 1997
Seat belts
Filed May 1, 1997
FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTS BROKE. THEY JUST FELL OVER. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
NHTSA ID
811890
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Mar 21, 1997
Crash reported
WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH ON WET/SNOWY AND ICY ROAD CONDITIONS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH, VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, DAMAGING THE WHOLE FRONT END; ALSO, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG AND SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER FROM HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK
NHTSA ID
810275
Incident
Mar 13, 1997
Seat belts
Filed May 12, 1996
SEAT BELT DESIGN, CAUSES DISCOMFORT TO OCCUPANTS DUE TO BELT TIGHTENING. *SD
NHTSA ID
504354
Incident
May 12, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Mar 28, 1996
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. *AK
NHTSA ID
981358
BrakesSeat belts
Filed Dec 15, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. PLUS THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DIDN'T LOCK BECAUSE SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA ID
976670
Incident
Oct 19, 1995
Seat beltsVisibility
Filed Aug 21, 1995
REAR WINDOW WIPER MOTOR BELT FAILED. *SKD
NHTSA ID
600308
Incident
Aug 21, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 23, 1995
THE SEAT BELT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE REAR SEAT DOES NOT STAY TIGHTENED ALLOWING A CSS TO BE INSTALLED. TT
NHTSA ID
965712
Incident
May 23, 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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