Seat belts
Filed Oct 26, 2002
Crash reported5 injuries reported
UPON HEAD ON IMPACT THE REAR SEATBACK BENT FORWARD AND CRUSHED MY DAUGHTER BETWEEN THE SEATBELT AND THE REAR SEAT. DT
- NHTSA ID
- 768921
- Incident
- Aug 30, 2002
1997 Chevrolet Lumina 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.
8
Latest Oct 26, 2002
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 347 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.
5
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina 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
Seat belts
Filed Apr 11, 2000
THE SEATBELT BECAME VERY TIGHT ON MY DAUGHTER, I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE SHOULDER BELT TO RELEASE (IT SHOULD WHEN THE BELT IS FED INTO THE UPPER PART0 IT WOULD NOT RELEASE, AND BECAME TIGHTER. MY DAUGHTER WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT SO WE CUT THE BELT TO GET HER REMOVED FROM THE SEAT BELT. THE OPPOSITTE SIDE WORKS CORRECTLY. WE WERE TOLD THERE IS NO WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE MILAGE ON THE CAR. I ASKED ABOUT IT BEING A SAFETY FEATURE OF THE CAR, THEY SAID IT DIDN'T MATTER. COST APPROX. $130.00. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 721315
- Incident
- Dec 30, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Aug 3, 1999
CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SEATBELT RETRACTOR. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 844239
- Incident
- Jul 9, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Jul 13, 1999
FRONT SEAT BELT TWISTS ALL THE TIME, CAUSING FRAYING OF BELT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 708595
- Incident
- May 12, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Apr 28, 1999
THE REAR CENTER LAP BELT DOES NOT TIGHTEN WHICH WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. DID NOT NOTIFY THE DEALER. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1995 LUMINA FOR THE REAR CENTER LAP SEATBELT, BUT NOT FOR THE 1997 LUMINA ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 837189
- Incident
- Apr 23, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Jan 28, 1999
PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT COMES ACROSS THE PERSON'S NECK. HAS TO PUT THE BELT UNDER THE ARM, WHICH DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF THE BELT. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML
- NHTSA ID
- 834198
- Incident
- Jan 28, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Jan 15, 1999
BELT CONSTANTLY TWISTS IN BUCKLE CAUSING WEAR ON BELT
- NHTSA ID
- 702267
Seat belts
Filed Jul 10, 1997
THE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT ALLOW A CHILD SEAT TO BE PLACED IN THEM DUE TO THE SEAT BELT DESIGN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 814039
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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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 .