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1989 Chevrolet S10 Seat belts Problems

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.
10
Latest Mar 11, 2003
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.
21%
of 48 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 1989 Chevrolet S10 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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

Body & structureSeat belts
Filed Mar 11, 2003

POSSIBLE DOOR LATCH/HANDLE AND SEAT BELT FAILURES. *TT *JB

NHTSA ID
10009045
Seat belts
Filed Aug 26, 1999

FRONT SEAT BELTS WILL NOT CATCH AND LOCK. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOTHNIG. *AK

NHTSA ID
845908
Incident
Aug 25, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Nov 25, 1997

SEAT BELTS FAILED.

NHTSA ID
605628
Seat belts
Filed Oct 31, 1997

THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT WHEN LEANING FORWARD IN THE SEAT. *AK

NHTSA ID
804505
Incident
Sep 12, 1996
Driver assistanceExterior lightingSeat belts
Filed Feb 26, 1997

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT GETS CAUGHT UNDER THE BACKREST HINGE AND A HOLE IS NOW WORN INTO THE BELT FABRIC. HEADLIGHT SWITCH BROKE OFF. GAS PEDAL STUCK WHEN BLOWING SNOW MELTED ONTO THE WARM CABLE AND FLOWED BETWEEN THE OUTER SHIELD AND THE CABLE. IT THEN FROZE WHEN ENGINE COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE REACHED BELOW FREEZING. WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED, SHIFTED INTO GEAR, AND THE ACCELERATOR PRESSED THE VEHICLE SPED OFF AT ABOUT 40 MPH. ENGINE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF TO SLOW DOWN. A HEAT GUN WAS USED TO HEAT CABLE AND DRY IT OUT. OIL AND GREASE WAS APPLIED TO EXPOSED END OF CABLE TO PREVENT FUTURE FREEZING.

NHTSA ID
546868
Incident
Oct 11, 1990
Seat belts
Filed Feb 26, 1997

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT GETS CAUGHT UNDER THE BACKREST HINGE AND A HOLE IS NOW WORN INTO THE BELT FABRIC.

NHTSA ID
546867
Incident
Oct 11, 1990
Seat belts
Filed Oct 18, 1996

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT. *AK

NHTSA ID
803712
Incident
May 5, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Jan 18, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

THE DRIVERS SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
977823
Incident
Jan 2, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jun 2, 1995

DRIVER/PASS. FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELTS INOPERATIVE, DIFFICULT TO LATCH, TIGHTENS AND WON'T RELEASE. TT

NHTSA ID
966242
Seat belts
Filed May 23, 1995

DRIVER AND PASSENGER RETENSION MECHANISM DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. `T

NHTSA ID
965722
Incident
May 23, 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.

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