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1988 Hyundai Excel 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 Mar 3, 1998
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.
19%
of 43 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.
4

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1988 Hyundai Excel 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 Mar 3, 1998

VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH LAP BELTS.

NHTSA ID
531846
Seat belts
Filed Jan 4, 1996
1 injury reported

FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *DSH

NHTSA ID
500991
Incident
Jan 4, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jan 3, 1996
1 injury reported

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED, CAUSING INJURY. TT

NHTSA ID
501145
Incident
Nov 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Nov 17, 1995

DRIVERS SHOULDER SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

NHTSA ID
975115
Incident
Nov 15, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Oct 6, 1995

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS DON'T RESTRAIN A PERSON IN A CAR . TT

NHTSA ID
973054
Seat belts
Filed May 31, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT FAILED DURING AN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

NHTSA ID
486463
Incident
Jan 27, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Mar 23, 1995

FRONT SEAT BELT ARE WITHOUT LAP BELTS. TT

NHTSA ID
962444
Incident
Mar 22, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jan 25, 1995
1 injury reported

SHOULDER BELT MOUNTED ON DOOR, CAUSING SHOULDER BELT TO STRETCH OUT WHEN DOOR FLEW OPEN DURING ACCIDENT, LEAVING DRIVER UNRESTRAINED, RESULTING IN INJURY. *SKD

NHTSA ID
480034
Incident
Oct 17, 1994

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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