Seat belts
Filed Jul 8, 2026
the flexible steel cable connecting the seat belt to the seat separated and broke resulting in no way to use the seatbelt/connecting the seat belt to the connector on the seat.
- NHTSA ID
- 11748965
- Incident
- Jul 7, 2026
2015 GMC Acadia 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 Jul 8, 2026
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.
4%
of 242 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 2015 GMC Acadia 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 Jun 10, 2026
Drivers side seat belt broke where it connects to floor part. Cable broke. Never have had this to happen in my life!!!
- NHTSA ID
- 11743111
- Incident
- May 28, 2026
Seat belts
Filed May 18, 2026
The contact owns a 2015 GMC Acadia. The contact stated that while parked he observed the drivers seat belt that the braided steal cable was broken and the seat belt clasp was barley hanging on. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the drivers seat belt was broke and was hanging off and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure was 178,600.
- NHTSA ID
- 11738470
- Incident
- May 14, 2026
- Mileage
- 178,600 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jul 7, 2025
Seatbelts both front stopped tightening upon braking.
- NHTSA ID
- 11671665
- Incident
- May 1, 2025
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Jan 22, 2024
Crash reported
Was in a car accident in my Acadia. Someone hit me going 55 miles an hour on my front passenger side. My airbag never deployed and my seat belt did not lock causing me to fly around. I didn’t see a recall for either of those things
- NHTSA ID
- 11567076
- Incident
- Jan 7, 2024
Seat belts
Filed May 18, 2022
The left outer seat belt cable broke when I tried to fasten it. I took to my dealership to have them inspect it. The only thing they seem to be concerned about was having to pay for the repair. I had it repaired it is the law in pa to wear a seat belt. I also contacted gmc but they didn't seem too concerned. I have the part that broke a the repair order and pictures.
- NHTSA ID
- 11465190
- Incident
- Mar 22, 2022
Seat belts
Filed Nov 7, 2019
HELLO, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT COVERS (2) COMING OFF ON THE DRIVE SIDE MIDDLE SEATS. THE GMC DEALER SAYS THAT THEY ARE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE ISSUE. BUT I HAVE 2 TODDLERS AND NO SEAT BELT COVERS. THIS VEHICLE ONLY AS 30,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT WITH 21,000 CERTIFIED. THIS SHOULD BE A BIG CONCERN WITH ANY VEHICLE PURCHASE. SEAT BELTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE STURDY AND SOLID THIS IS SUPPOSED TO SAVE OUR LIFE IF NEEDED. I'M LOST I SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON LINE BUT NO KINDA OF ACTION IS BEING TAKING. WE NEED SOMEONE TO HELP OUT THE CONSUMERS. I ASK THE DEALER IF IT'S BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE SEATS RETRACT AND I GOT POSSIBLY BUT NO HELP. IT SEEMS LIKE GMC IS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT PEOPLE'S SAFETY.
- NHTSA ID
- 11278685
- Incident
- Oct 15, 2019
- Mileage
- 27,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jul 4, 2019
PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT KEEPS LOCKING WITHOUT REASON.. EACH TIME MY PASSENGER MOVES IT SHORTENS UP AND LOCKS UNTIL YOU HAVE TO UNHOOK AND PULL SEAT BELT OUT TO EXTEND FOR COMFORT.
- NHTSA ID
- 11229419
- Incident
- Jun 1, 2018
- Mileage
- 50,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Oct 26, 2015
1 injury reported
ON OCTOBER 8, 2015, OUR FAMILY WAS DRIVING ON I-85 NEAR HUNTERSVILLE, NC. WE WERE IN OUR 2015 GMC ACADIA, WHICH WE'D BOUGHT NEW IN AUGUST. WE WERE IN STEADY, MOVING TRAFFIC. THE CABIN WAS QUIET; I WAS DRIVING, MY WIFE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, AND OUR TWO CHILDREN (AGES 9 AND 7) WERE IN THE SECOND ROW CAPTAIN'S CHAIRS. BOTH CHILDREN WERE WATCHING THEIR IPADS. SUDDENLY WE HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A PISTOL BEING FIRED INSIDE THE CABIN, FOLLOWED INSTANTLY BY OUR 7 YR OLD SON ('SON') SCREAMING AND YELLING, 'IT HURTS, IT HURTS.' MY WIFE AND I BOTH TURNED AROUND AND SAW SON CLUTCHING HIS LOWER BACK. I NEGOTIATED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER AND SAW THAT THE ENTIRE HOUSING/CASING OF HIS SEATBELT BUCKLE HAD SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED. THE BUCKLE WOULDN'T UNLATCH, BUT MY WIFE GOT HIM OUT OF THE SEAT AND EXAMINED HIM. HE HAD A PUNCTURE/GASH IN HIS LOWER BACK, WHERE SOME OF THE SHRAPNEL HAD HIT HIM. WE FOUND BOTH PLASTIC AND METAL SHARDS IN THE CAR. TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE FORCE THE EXPLOSION CAUSED, THERE WAS ALSO A 2-4 INCH HOLE IN THE INTERIOR DOOR'S PANELING. ONLINE RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT A PRETENSIONER MAY HAVE MALFUNCTIONED; A GMC SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE SECOND-ROW CAPTAIN CHAIR SHOULD NOT HAVE A PRETENSIONER.
- NHTSA ID
- 10786048
- Incident
- Oct 8, 2015
- Mileage
- 1,500 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jun 11, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC ACADIA. AFTER DRIVING ONE HOUR OR LONGER, THE CONTACT WOULD GET SEVERE HEADACHES DUE TO THE POSITION OF THE HEAD RESTRAINT. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE HEAD RESTRAINT DUE TO THE HEADACHES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE NEW DESIGN WAS A SAFETY REGULATION AND COULD NO LONGER BE TURNED AROUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. UPDATED 09/03/15*LJ UPDATED 10/19/2017*CN
- NHTSA ID
- 10724704
- Incident
- May 1, 2015
- Mileage
- 200 mi
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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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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