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1997 GMC Safari 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.
9
Latest Aug 19, 2004
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.
7%
of 135 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.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 GMC Safari submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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 Aug 19, 2004
Crash reported2 injuries reported

COSCO MODEL #22260HOU, DOM 03-11-04. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CHILD BOOSTER SEAT BUCKLE BROKE. THE CHILD SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. *AK *SC *JB

NHTSA ID
10079751
Incident
Jun 20, 2004
Mileage
85,483 mi
Seat belts
Filed Aug 21, 2001

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECAL 01V123000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF SAFETY BELT AUDIBLE WARNING MODULE. DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID
894829
Incident
Jun 14, 2001
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Jul 11, 2001

SAFETY BELT IN BACK OF VEHICLE DOES NOT LATCH. HAD REPAIRED ONCE.ALSO, SEAT LATCH BROKE. *AK

NHTSA ID
892532
Incident
May 11, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Mar 21, 2000

MY DAUGHTER WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK HER SEATBELT BEFORE WE LEFT A PARKING LOT AND THE BUCKLE LITERALLY FELL APART IN HER HAND. THIS WAS A REAR BELT WITH NO DOORS NEARBY SO IT HAD NOT BEEN DAMAGED IN ANY WAY PRIOR TO ITS FAILURE. OUR CONCERN IS THAT HAD WE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IT WOULD NOT HAVE PROTECTED OUR CHILD. THE DEALER SAYS THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT AS WELL. *AK

NHTSA ID
720424
Incident
Feb 14, 2000
Seat beltsTransmission
Filed Feb 2, 2000

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *MJS

NHTSA ID
783992
Driver assistanceSeat belts
Filed Dec 17, 1998

THE SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WILL NOT PULL OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PART WAS ORDERED TO CORRECT SEAT BELT PROBLEM. CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH STICKING OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
832420
Incident
Oct 17, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Sep 2, 1998

SEATBELTS FAIL TO RETRACT.

NHTSA ID
540751
Incident
Jul 26, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Dec 31, 1997

SEAT BELT FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
527631
Incident
Oct 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jan 8, 1997

OWNER HAS PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS, HE STATES THAT HE IS ABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE WHILE SEAT BELT IS ON, HE ALSO IS ABLE TO MOVE OVER IN TOTHE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, OWNER FEELS THAT HE MAY NOT BE FULLY PROTECTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
807294

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

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Visibility29Transmission21Engine18Brakes18Fuel system17Steering14Electrical9Driver assistance9Body & structure8

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