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 Apr 17, 2008
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.
5%
of 190 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 1998 GMC Sierra 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
Other / unspecifiedSeat belts
Filed Apr 17, 2008
WHEN I BOUGHT MY USED 1998 GMC SIERRA 4X4 K1500 TRUCK IN 2003 THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT WORK! I TOOK IT INTO GUS PAULOS CHEVROLET TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THEY WARRENTY THE DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT SINCE IT WOULD NOT PULL OUT. THATS A 5 YRS OLD TRUCK SO NOW IN 2007 IT GOES OUT AGAIN, THIS TIME THEY ARE CHARGING ME FOR IT? THE SERVICE REP SAID "IT ONLY HAS A THREE YEAR WARRENTY".I THOUGHT IT'S A SAFTEY PART/ SAFTEY ISSUE AND THEY SHOULD FLIP THE BILL. WHAT IF IT FAILES IN A COLLISION? THE PART IS ON ORDER SO I SHOULD BE GETTING THE PART NEXT WEEK. " I HAVEN'T NEEDED IT DONE TILL NOW SINCE MY DAUGHTER IS OLD ENOUGH TO SIT UPFRONT". *TR
NHTSA ID
10224832
Incident
Apr 1, 2008
Seat belts
Filed Jan 23, 2004
THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE PROBLEMATIC AND WOULD LOCK BUT WOULDN'T EXPAND. *AK *SC *JB
NHTSA ID
10052257
Incident
Jan 1, 2004
Mileage
62,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jan 15, 2004
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT BACK INTO IT'S HOLSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE RETRACTOR MECHANISM. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN THE SYSTEM. *PH *SC
NHTSA ID
10048370
Mileage
69,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Apr 7, 2003
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. *NLM
NHTSA ID
10015346
Incident
Feb 14, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Jul 3, 2002
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THEY HIT THE BRAKES THE SEATBELT WILL NOT LOCK UP, WHICH CAUSES SEATBELT TO BE USELESS IN A CRASH. CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB
NHTSA ID
8013281
Incident
Jun 14, 2002
Seat beltsTires & wheels
Filed Aug 31, 2001
WHILE DRIVING, TWO TIRES BLEWOUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING, P215/60R15, CLAIM 14-1326-688. *SLC
NHTSA ID
6900313
Incident
Oct 14, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Sep 20, 1999
SEATBELT RETRACTOR GETS JAMMED AND WILL NOT MOVE ON THE TRACK . DEALER SAYS VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW BELT. *AK
NHTSA ID
848032
Seat belts
Filed Jul 22, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
GOING 30MPH & ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED IN FRONT & WAS HIT BROADSIDE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN PASSENGER, AND PASSENGER WAS INJURED. *AK
NHTSA ID
843074
Incident
Apr 25, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Feb 10, 1999
DRIVER'S SEATBELT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER NEEDS TO PULL HARD IN ORDER FOR THE SEATBELT TO COME OUT OF THE HOUSING. IT RETRACTS "TOO HARD," AND NOT ENOUGH SLACK IN THE SEATBELT SYSTEM. DEALER SAID SEATBELT SYSTEM IS USED FOR CHILD SEAT PROTECTION. *AK
NHTSA ID
834695
Incident
Mar 1, 1998
BrakesSeat belts
Filed Aug 27, 1998
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP, THE MIDDLE LAP SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, CAUSING PASSENGER TO MOVE FORWARD NEAR THE DASH AREA. ALSO, CAR SEAT IN MIDDLE REAR BELT, DOESN'T LOCK, CAUSING CAR SEAT TO FALL OVER, RESULTING IN 2-YEAR OLD HITTING HIS HEAD. ABS BRAKES FAIL, FAD EON SOME STOPS, WILL NOT STOP. *AK
NHTSA ID
825576
Incident
Feb 10, 1998
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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