Seat belts
Filed Oct 20, 2003
THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LATCH NO LONGER WORKS. IT FAILED SUDDENLY. *LA
- NHTSA ID
- 10043207
- Incident
- Oct 10, 2003
1996 GMC Jimmy 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.
8
Latest Oct 20, 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.
2%
of 407 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.
2
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 1996 GMC Jimmy 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 Jan 29, 2001
WHILE LOCKING CHILDREN IN REAR SEAT BELTS WILL NOT LOCK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE BELT TO LOCK WAS DUE TO DEFECT BUT THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE DECLINED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *YH
- NHTSA ID
- 879182
- Incident
- Jan 1, 2001
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+4 more
Filed May 13, 1999
LEFT REAR DOOR PANEL REPLACED, WRONG PANEL INSTALLED AT FACTORY. MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 545519
- Incident
- Jul 26, 1996
BrakesSeat belts
Filed Aug 17, 1998
RETRACTORS ON SEAT BELTS FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 539103
- Incident
- Jan 28, 1998
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Sep 18, 1997
THE REAR LEFT SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE BELT BUCKLE. WHEN PRESSING THE RED RELEASE BUTTON, AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORTH WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 816451
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Aug 28, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FOUR CAR PILE-UP. CONSUMER WAS THE FOURTH CAR IN THE PILE-UP, SHE WAS DRIVING APPROX. 55-60 MPH WHEN SHE SKIDDED ABOUT 25 FEET AND CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF CAR AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED . *AK CONSUMER STATED SEAT BELT SNAPPED AND SHE HIT STEERING WHEEL, CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES DUE TO ACCIDENT. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 815809
- Incident
- Aug 25, 1997
EngineSeat beltsVisibility
Filed Jan 22, 1997
SEAT BELT FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 514128
BrakesSeat belts
Filed Jan 7, 1997
Crash reported
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES; HE STATES THAT HIS BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN AND HIS VEHICLE HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIS. DRIVER ALSO NOTES THAT THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG , HE NOTES THAT HE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25-30MPH. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 807270
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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .