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1991 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.
20
Latest Apr 16, 2002
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.
32%
of 63 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.
5
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
6

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Nissan Sentra submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 20 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 Apr 16, 2002

DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SHOULDER BELTS WILL NOT LOCK UP, LAP BELT WORKS AS IT SHOULD. BOTH SEATBELTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER, DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK *YH

NHTSA ID
8007737
Incident
Mar 15, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Feb 6, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
740510
Incident
Feb 3, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Nov 3, 2000
Crash reported1 death reported

RESTRAINT SYSTEM ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED BY CHP-CENTRAL DIVISION MAIT. THE ANALYSIS INDICATED THAT THE RESTRAINT FAILED AT THE LATCH PLATE CONNECTION TO THE MOTORIZED GUIDE PLATE. THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED FOR THE VEHICLE OWNER BY THE CHP PER OUR DEPARTMENTAL POLICY.*AK

NHTSA ID
735685
Incident
Aug 8, 2000
Seat beltsTransmission
Filed Jul 9, 1998

VEHICLE IN FOR CHECK UP. SEAT BELTS WERE CHANGED. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY INTO GEAR. *AK

NHTSA ID
825191
Incident
Feb 12, 1998
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Sep 23, 1997
Crash reported2 injuries reported

SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY DID NOT RETRACT UPON COLLISION. DRIVER HIT STEERING AND PASSENGER'S SEAT COLLAPSED. *AK THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD THE PASSENGER IN SEAT COMPLETELY DURING THE COLLISION. *YH

NHTSA ID
816597
Incident
Jun 9, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Jul 3, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

UPON IMPACT DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 35MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, SHOULDER/LAP BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, HIT STEERING COLUMN/WINDSHIELD. *AK

NHTSA ID
984061
Incident
Feb 21, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 3, 1996

SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT AND BUZZER KEEPS GOING ON. *AK

NHTSA ID
980917
Incident
Sep 13, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Jul 1, 1996

MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RELEASE. *SD

NHTSA ID
505824
Incident
Jul 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed May 3, 1996
Crash reported

CONSUMER HAD MINOR ACCIDENT AND SEAT BELT BROKE OFF AND ONE PERSON IN VEHICLE WAS INJURED, SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD. *AK

NHTSA ID
983999
Seat belts
Filed Apr 8, 1996

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO UNFASTEN. *SD

NHTSA ID
503283
Incident
Apr 8, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jan 11, 1996

SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAILED DUE TO CRACKED RELEASE BUTTON. *DSH

NHTSA ID
501555
Incident
Jan 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Nov 10, 1995

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS HALFWAY WHEN MOVING ALONG TRACK. *SD

NHTSA ID
487894
Incident
Nov 10, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 31, 1995

THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND SEAT BELT RETRACTOR TIGHTENS UP . TT

NHTSA ID
971387
Seat belts
Filed Jun 26, 1995

THE SEAT BELT COMES UNDONE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TT

NHTSA ID
967709
Seat belts
Filed May 9, 1995
Crash reported2 injuries reported

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION, FRONT SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN. TT

NHTSA ID
965047
Incident
Dec 4, 1993
Seat belts
Filed May 3, 1995

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE COME LOOSE WHEN IN USE. TT

NHTSA ID
964713
Incident
Dec 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed May 2, 1995

FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILURE, SEATBELT DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE. TT

NHTSA ID
964648
Incident
Apr 21, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 28, 1995

LAP/SHOULDER BELT FAILURE, THE DRIVER SIDE BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH OR HOLD WHILE DRIVING. TT

NHTSA ID
960794
Incident
Jan 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 27, 1995

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT WHEN DRIVING AND COMING TO A QUICK STOP SEAT BELT DON'T LOCK UP. TT

NHTSA ID
960813
Incident
Nov 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Feb 24, 1995

DRIVERS SEAT BELT BECOMES UNLATCH. TT

NHTSA ID
960563
Incident
Feb 10, 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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