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1988 Nissan Sentra 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.
15
Latest Sep 18, 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.
41%
of 37 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.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
5

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1988 Nissan Sentra submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 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 Sep 18, 1998
1 injury reported

VEHICLE WAS AT REST, HIT FROM REAR, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER. DRIVER'S HEAD HIT WINDSHIELD.

NHTSA ID
780432
Incident
Sep 11, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Jun 2, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AND THEN BROKE IN HALF AT THE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT CONNECTION, CAUSING INJURIES TO HEAD, NECK AND BODY. *AK

NHTSA ID
812650
Incident
Apr 6, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Feb 21, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT SPEEDS OF 35MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UNTIL AFTER CONSUMER HIT STEERING WHEEL. *AK

NHTSA ID
809222
Incident
Feb 20, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Sep 17, 1996
Crash reported

DURING A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT, AT 30 MPH, THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT DID NOT STAY LOCKED IN PLACE., IT DISCONNECTED UPON IMPACT.*AK

NHTSA ID
802540
Incident
Sep 16, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Aug 30, 1996
1 injury reported

SEAT BELTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE RESULTING IN FAILURE DURING ACCIDENT CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVER.

NHTSA ID
508130
Incident
Nov 1, 1992
Seat belts
Filed Mar 29, 1996
1 injury reported

FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, CAUSING INJURY IN ACCIDENT. *SD

NHTSA ID
502826
Incident
Nov 1, 1992
Seat belts
Filed Jul 5, 1995

THE MIDDLE REAR SEATBELT AND THE ONE BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT DO NOT LATCH AT ALL. TT

NHTSA ID
968235
Incident
Apr 12, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jul 5, 1995

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS BROKE. TT

NHTSA ID
968221
Incident
May 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 30, 1995

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULDN'T LOCK . *AK

NHTSA ID
968175
Seat belts
Filed Jun 22, 1995

THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LOCK . TT

NHTSA ID
967514
Seat belts
Filed Apr 18, 1995

PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH FOR PROPER RESTRAINT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
963927
Incident
Apr 18, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 14, 1995

TAKATA SEAT BELTS, TK521: PLASTIC ON SEAT BELT CRACKED; PIECES FELL INSIDE; BUCKLE JAMMED. TT

NHTSA ID
963805
Incident
Jun 15, 1990
Seat belts
Filed Mar 29, 1995

A PORTION OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON BROKE OFF AND FELL INTO MECHANISM, JAMMING IT UP SO IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. *AK

NHTSA ID
962734
Incident
Jan 15, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Mar 16, 1995

TAKATA SEATBELTS FAILURE, REPLACED DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT BUCKLE CHIPPED AND MALFUNCTION. TT

NHTSA ID
962099
Incident
Jan 1, 1993
Seat belts
Filed Mar 13, 1995

PART IN BUCKLE CRACKED MECHANISM WOULD NOT RELEASE, CAUSING FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT TO CLIMB OUT OF BELT. TT

NHTSA ID
961749
Incident
Jan 13, 1993

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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