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1989 Oldsmobile Ciera 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 Nov 15, 1996
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.
26%
of 31 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.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1989 Oldsmobile Ciera 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 Nov 15, 1996

CONSUMER STATES THAT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER AND LAP BELTS ARE INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
805086
Seat belts
Filed Jun 12, 1996

PLASTIC CLIP ON REAR SEAT BELTS HAS DISINTEGRATED. *AK PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

NHTSA ID
985533
Incident
Jan 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jan 23, 1996

SEATBELT RECALL REPAIRS DELAYED DUE TO SCHEDULING. *DSH

NHTSA ID
501325
Incident
Oct 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Nov 29, 1995

DRIVERS SIDE SHOULDER/LAP BELT WHEN MOVED FORWARD FAILED TO RETRACT. OWNER STATES MUST OPEN DOOR POSSIBLY WHILE DRIVING FOR TENSION TO TIGHTEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

NHTSA ID
975702
Seat belts
Filed Nov 27, 1995

THE DRIVER SEAT BELT IS BROKEN . TT

NHTSA ID
975395
Incident
Nov 25, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Nov 27, 1995

DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN SEAT BELT RECALL PARTS.

NHTSA ID
513991
Incident
Nov 27, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Oct 27, 1995

DRIVER IS UNABLE TO UNLATCH SEAT BELT BUCKLE. TT

NHTSA ID
974084
Incident
Oct 13, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jul 1, 1995

SEAT BELT HOUSING BRACKET BROKE. *SKD

NHTSA ID
484296
Incident
Jun 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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