AirbagsElectricalSeat belts
Filed Aug 24, 2016
THE CAR DON'T START. MY SEATBELT SHREDDING AND I WORRY THAT MY AIR BAG WON'T WORK IF MY CHILDREN AND I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT
- NHTSA ID
- 10898165
- Incident
- Mar 2, 2016
1997 Nissan Altima 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.
8
Latest Aug 24, 2016
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 108 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 Nissan Altima 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
BrakesElectricalInterior & seats+1 more
Filed Oct 12, 2004
REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILURE- BOTH SIDES- FIRST LEFT THEN RIGHT- REPLACED WENT OUT AGAIN SOON AFTER. LIGHTS ON HEATER GAUGES FAILED. CIGARETTE LIGHTER "FEMALE PART" PULLS OUT OF DASH WHEN YOU TAKE THE LIGHTER OUT. PASSENGER DOOR PANEL CAME OFF-KEEPS THE DOORS FROM UNLOCKING- TRIED TO FIX IT AND ENDED UP BEING LOCKED IN MY CAR IN THE RAIN FOR AN HOUR. BACK PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS JAMMED. ALSO ODOMETER IS JAMMED-HAS NEVER BEEN TAMPERED WITH. WAS BRINGING MY HUSBAND TO WORK AND I KNOW THAT IT IS A 10 MILE DRIVE-NONE OF THE NUMBERS ROLLED OVER. WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10095666
- Incident
- Aug 15, 2004
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Jan 7, 2004
Crash reported1 injury reported
MY SON WAS IN A HEAD ON CRASH IN MY VEHICLE. HE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN HE HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. HIS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID HIS SEATBELT LOCK. HIS CHIN HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. HIS HEAD AND HAND BOTH WENT INTO THE WINDSHIELD WHICH IS CRACKED. HE WAS DRIVING A 1997 NISSAN ALTIMA. I ALSO HAVE PHOTOS OF THE CAR AND THE WINDSHIELD.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10052605
- Incident
- Dec 30, 2003
- Mileage
- 58,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Nov 6, 2002
THE VEHICLES DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT GUIDE RAILS LOCKED UP INTERMITTENTLY WHICH CAUSES THE SEAT BELT WARNING SYSTEM TO ACTIVATE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED GUIDE RAIL ONCE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND ONCE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. *MR *NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 8022283
- Mileage
- 160,806 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jun 29, 2000
1 injury reported
REAR LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, NEARLY STRANGLING THE CHILD. CONSUMER CUT THE SEAT BELT TO RELEASE THE CHILD FROM THE SEAT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 864469
- Incident
- Jun 24, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Nov 10, 1998
THE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS LOCK UP AND DO NOT RETRACT ALL THE WAY BACK, SOMETIMES LEAVING SLACK IN THE SEATBELT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 830571
Seat belts
Filed Apr 15, 1997
PASSENGER'S FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELTS INOPERATIVE, WON'T PULL OUT OF SEATBELT ASSEMBLY TO GO AROUND PASSENGER, NOT FIXED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 810038
Seat belts
Filed Dec 19, 1996
REAR SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTIONED, PERSON CALLED IN NOT OWNER. HE CALLED FROM FRED MARTIN, BARBERTON, HAVE NO PARTS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 806559
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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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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