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.
10
Latest Aug 26, 2000
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 360 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.
3
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Chevrolet Suburban 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
Seat beltsVisibility
Filed Aug 26, 2000
PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS STUCK, WOULD NOT UN OR RETRACT FROM THE RETRACTOR, LEAVING OCCUPANT WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINTS DURING A VEHICLE CRASH; ALSO 98 V 150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: VEHICLE EXPERIENCE A WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL, CAUSES REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE VIN# WAS NOT COVER UNDER A MFR'S RECALLS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:
NHTSA ID
868798
Incident
Jul 18, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Jul 5, 2000
PASSENGER SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, LEAVING PASSENGER WITHOUT ANY RETRAINT IF NEEDED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
NHTSA ID
864794
Incident
Dec 1, 1999
Seat belts
Filed May 2, 2000
DRIVERS / PASSENGERS SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAILED TO OPERATE. WILL NOT PULL OUT OF RETRACTORS, LEAVING FRONT OCCUPANTS WITHOUT ANY RETRAINT IN CASE OF VEHICLE COLLISION. *AK
NHTSA ID
861289
Incident
Jan 1, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Jan 13, 2000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER'S SON WENT TO SIT IN THE PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT WHEN HE PULLED THE SEAT BELT FROM THE FLOOR, THE INERTIA REALED IT, AND LOCKED IT 6 INCHES WITHIN THE SEAT BELT. PASSENGER WAS NOT ABLE TO UNLOCK SEAT BELT. CONTACTED THE DEALER. NOT UNDER WARRANTY, CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT. IT IS A SEALED UNIT AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK *ML
NHTSA ID
854963
Incident
Dec 5, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Nov 15, 1999
THE LOCK LATCH ON THE CENTURY ROOM TO GROW CAR SEAT MODEL #4331NVS 300 STE MANUFACTURER DATE 1998-08-28C DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY, CAUSING CHILD TO BE FREE WHILE TRAVELING OR TRAPPED AT TIMES. COMPANY CONTACTED WITHOUT SATISFACTION. *AK
NHTSA ID
714830
Body & structureBrakesSeat belts
Filed Oct 14, 1997
PASSENGER'S FRONT/MIDDLE SEATS BELTS FAILED.
NHTSA ID
523734
Seat belts
Filed Sep 19, 1997
SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER SIDE FAILED.
NHTSA ID
605178
Incident
Apr 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jan 27, 1997
SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BIND WITH LEVERS THAT ADJUST THE SEAT BACK TILT.
NHTSA ID
514172
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Nov 6, 1996
Crash reported2 injuries reported
SEAT BELT FAILED/NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURIES
NHTSA ID
511129
Incident
Oct 6, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Dec 15, 1995
1 injury reported
THE REAR CAB SEAT BELT BEHIND THE DRIVER LOCKS UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA ID
976642
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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