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1993 Geo Prizm 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.
10
Latest May 14, 2001
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.
13%
of 77 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 1993 Geo Prizm 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 belts
Filed May 14, 2001

DRIVER'S RESTRAINT DOES NOT RETRACT OUT. DEALER HAS REPLACED RETRACTOR PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT,AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED WITHIN 12 MONTHS.*AK

NHTSA ID
888146
Incident
Mar 30, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Sep 28, 1999

1ST COSCO CAR SEAT--ARM PIECES CRACKED AND ONE OF THE ARMS BROKE OFF---I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY RELUCTANTLY SENT A REPLACEMENT. THIS SEAT HAD ONLY BEEN USED FOR 1 YEAR...THE REPLACEMENT COSCO CAR SEAT WAS USED FOR LESS THAN A YEAR AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. BOTH ARM PIECES CRACKED COMPLETELY AND THEY ARE METAL PIECES STICKING OUT OF THEM.. I AGAIN CONTACTED COSCO VIA EMAIL THIS TIME REQUESTING MY MONEY BACK--NO WAS MY RESPONSE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD SEND REPLACEMENT PIECES TO FIX THE ARMS...THE ARMS ARE NOT FIXABLE!!! I WANT SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS---THESE CAR SEATS WERE 2 DIFFERENT MODELS AND STILL APPEAR NEW, WHEN THE ARM PIECES HAD BROKEN. I WOULD LIKE A REFUND FOR THIS PRODUCT BUT IF NOTHING ELSE I WANT THEIR SEATS CHECKED INTO FOR SAFETY...I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME IN GETTING A REAL RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM--INSTEAD OF SORRY BUT TO BAD!!!! THANK YOU....

NHTSA ID
712398
Incident
Jul 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Sep 15, 1999

INTERMITTENTLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT BECOMES INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE RESTRAINT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
842292
Seat belts
Filed Jul 22, 1999

FRONT SEAT PASSENGER'S HARNESS CLIP IS FACING THE WINDOW INSTEAD OF FACING THE BUCKET MECHANISM. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
842925
Seat belts
Filed Jul 22, 1999

FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SHOULDER HARNESS CLIP IS FACING THE WINDOW INSTEAD OF FACING THE BUCKET MECHANISM.CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
842924
Incident
Jul 15, 1999
Seat belts
Filed May 29, 1999

DRIVER SIDE SEAL BELT WILL NOT RELEASE. IT WILL NOT ALLOW DRIVER TO BUCKLE IN OR WILL LOCK DRIVER AGAINST SEAT. THE HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY, WHILE STATIONARY AND DRIVING.

NHTSA ID
706988
Seat belts
Filed Jan 6, 1999

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULDN'T RELEASE EVEN WHEN TRYING TO BUCKLE IN.

NHTSA ID
781795
Incident
Nov 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Oct 15, 1996

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT LOCKS UP, PREVENTING DRIVER FROM BUCKLING UP AND MOVING. *AK

NHTSA ID
509774
Seat belts
Filed Nov 13, 1995

DRIVERS SIDE SHOULDER BELT EITHER WILL LOCK WHILE PULLING AROUND TO LATCH OR WILL PIN DRIVER IN SEAT. TT CONSUMER STATES SIDE SEAT BELT WILL LOCK WHILE TRYING TO FASTENED IT SO YOU CAN NOT PUT IT ON, ALSO WHE =N TRAVELING IT WILL PIN DRIVER TO THE SEAT.*JB

NHTSA ID
975042
Incident
Aug 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 12, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAME LOOSE AFTER HOLDING PASSENGER FROM GOING FORWARD. TT

NHTSA ID
966671
Incident
Jun 9, 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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