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1989 Eagle Summit 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.
8
Latest Jun 23, 1997
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.
67%
of 12 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 1989 Eagle Summit 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 Jun 23, 1997

THE THE FRONT LAP BELT WILL NOT ENGAGE . MANUFACTURER CONTACTED , THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT SHOULDER BELTS. SHOULDER BELTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

NHTSA ID
813379
Incident
Jun 23, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Dec 16, 1996
Crash reported2 injuries reported

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID
801761
Incident
Aug 31, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jun 6, 1995

PASSENGER FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELT BUCKLES INOPERATIVE, DUE TO PLASTIC PIECES FALLING INSIDE, MALE WON'T GO INTO FEMALE PORTION. TT

NHTSA ID
966461
Seat belts
Filed Jun 6, 1995
1 death reported

A PIECE OF PLASTIC BROKE OFF SEAT BELT LOCK AND REMAINED LODGED INSIDE, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO FAIL. *AK

NHTSA ID
486887
Incident
Feb 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed May 12, 1995

PASSENGER FRONT LAP BELT BUCKLE MALE TO FEMALE WON'T LOCK IN. TT

NHTSA ID
965279
Seat belts
Filed May 12, 1995

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LOCK. TT

NHTSA ID
965241
Incident
Dec 9, 1993
Seat belts
Filed Apr 17, 1995

PARTICLES SEEMED TO BE STUCK INSIDE TAKATA SEAT BELT BUCKLE; DOES NOT ENGAGE LEAVING OCCUPANT UNRESTRAINED. TT

NHTSA ID
963895
Incident
Oct 15, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Feb 17, 1995

BOTH REAR SHOULDER/LAP BELT BUCKLES CAME UNDONE WHEN LATCHED. TT

NHTSA ID
960171
Incident
Feb 17, 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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