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1991 Mitsubishi Mirage 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.
14
Latest Aug 19, 1997
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.
37%
of 38 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 1991 Mitsubishi Mirage submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 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, 1997

WHEN DOOR CLOSES AUTOMATIC FRONT RIGHT SHOULDER BELT MAY NOT SLIDE BACK/FORWARD, LEAVING OCCUPANT UNPROTECTED. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, NOT CHECKED BY DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
815497
Incident
Jan 15, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Mar 27, 1997

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#95V103004); CALLED DEALER OFF AND ON SINCE RECEIVING IT. DEALER HAS NO PARTS SINCE 6/96, AND DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE IN, BUT WILL CALL OWNER WHEN THEY DO COME IN. AS OF APRIL 16, 1997, DEALER HAS TAKEN CARE OF THE REPAIRS. *AK

NHTSA ID
810486
Incident
Mar 27, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Feb 18, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE DURING THE IMPACT OF A CRASH. *AK

NHTSA ID
809023
Incident
Feb 14, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Dec 4, 1996

POOR AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT PERFORMANCE, WHEN THE DOOR CLOSES THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT PERIODICALLY TENDS TO APPLY ITSELF TOO TIGHTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
803329
Incident
Jun 15, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Sep 19, 1996

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S LAP/SHOULDER BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT, WILL NOT RELEASE LOCKS IN THE GUIDE LOOP. *AK

NHTSA ID
802663
Incident
Sep 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Aug 27, 1996

DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT STICKS.

NHTSA ID
507947
Incident
Aug 20, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Aug 7, 1996

THE PASSEGER SIDE SHOULDER BELT JAMMING SOMETIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID
987146
Seat belts
Filed Aug 6, 1996

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT/CLOSE AFTER STARTING ENGINE.

NHTSA ID
507191
Incident
May 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed May 27, 1996

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT OF FRONT PASSENGER REMAINS LOCKED WHEN DOOR IS OPENED, PREVENTING PASSENGER FROM EXISTING VEHICLE. *SD

NHTSA ID
505026
Incident
May 27, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Aug 27, 1995

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT WILL STICK BEFORE COMPLETING CYCLE MAJORITY OF USAGE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
971158
Seat belts
Filed Jun 14, 1995

MOTORBELT JAMS/ STICKS WHEN OPENING/CLOSING DOOR.

NHTSA ID
485043
Incident
Jun 6, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 1, 1995

DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT JAMS HALF WAY; DRIVER FEELS SUFFOCATED BECAUSE OF TIGHTNESS OF BELT. TT

NHTSA ID
966202
Incident
Oct 5, 1994
Seat belts
Filed May 2, 1995

TAKATA SEAT BELT LOCKS UP WHEN CLOSING DOOR; COMPRESSES OCCUPANT AGAINST SEAT. TT

NHTSA ID
964687
Incident
Apr 30, 1992
Seat belts
Filed Apr 25, 1995

DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT OPERATE, AT TIMES; OCCUPANTS WOULD BE UNPROTECTED IN AN ACCIDENT. TT

NHTSA ID
964366
Incident
Feb 15, 1995

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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