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1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass 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.
11
Latest Jul 28, 1999
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.
10%
of 113 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.
3

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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 Jul 28, 1999
Crash reported3 injuries reported

WHILE DRIVING AT TEN MILES PER HOUR VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT FLIPPED THE CUTLASS ON ITS SIDE, CAUSING THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT TO RELEASE ON IMPACT, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
843626
Incident
Apr 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Jul 22, 1997

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS SNAPPED INTO RECEPTICAL, BECAME INOPERATIVE. CAUSE: IMPROPER RESTRAINT OF SEAT BELT SYSTEM. OWNER HAS DEFECTIVE SEAT BELTS AND THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. *AK

NHTSA ID
813601
Incident
Jun 15, 1997
Body & structureSeat beltsSteering
Filed Sep 30, 1996

FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT , THE SEAT BELT IS WRAPPED AROUND THE LEVER, CAUSING THE SEATBACK TO RECLINE TO THE REST POSITION.*AK *JB

NHTSA ID
802999
Incident
Jun 23, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jan 19, 1996

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS BROKEN. SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY FASTENED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
977877
Seat belts
Filed Dec 8, 1995

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT TIGHTEN UP ON DRIVER SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE. TT

NHTSA ID
976320
Seat belts
Filed Oct 23, 1995

THE REAR SEATBELT PLASTIC PIECE AROUND IT IS BROKEN AND THE SEAT POPS OPEN. TT

NHTSA ID
973746
Seat belts
Filed Sep 22, 1995

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE, UNABLE TO LATCH SEAT BELT. TT

NHTSA ID
972348
Incident
Sep 22, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Sep 6, 1995

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BUCKLE HAS FALLEN APART, CANNOT USE BELT. TT

NHTSA ID
971638
Incident
Apr 30, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jul 12, 1995

BOTH FRONT SEAT BUCKLE TRIM AROUND THE RED BUTTON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEATBELT BUCKLE CAME OFF, ALLOW BUTTON TO DISENGAGE WITH JUST A LITTLE FORCE. *AK

NHTSA ID
968686
Incident
Jan 1, 1994
BrakesDriver assistanceElectrical+2 more
Filed Jun 5, 1995

SEAT BELT LATCH CASE BROKEN. *SD

NHTSA ID
485275
Incident
Jun 15, 1990
Seat belts
Filed Feb 15, 1995

REAR SEATBELTS DO NOT PROPERLY RETAIN CARSEAT. TT

NHTSA ID
960054
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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Brakes50Electrical18Engine17Steering9Body & structure9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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