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 Feb 2, 2006
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.
11%
of 136 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.
2
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 1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass 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 beltsTransmission
Filed Feb 2, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR WILL SHOW NEUTRAL BUT THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE IN REVERSE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 91V214000, REGARDING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 95V173000, REGARDING THE FRONT SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL AND THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VIN DOES NOT MATCH THIS VEHICLE.
NHTSA ID
10149309
Incident
Feb 2, 2006
Mileage
106,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jan 25, 2002
RETRACTOR ON PASSENGER FRONT RIGHT HAS FAILED TO OPPERATE AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED ONCE. *AK
NHTSA ID
757327
Incident
Jun 1, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Nov 30, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported
DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER SEAT BELT FAILED TO OPERATE DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION, SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK IN POSTION , AND DID NOT HOLD DRIVER IN SEAT, CAUSING HEAD INJUIRES. *AK
NHTSA ID
875743
Seat belts
Filed Feb 17, 2000
SEAT BELTS DON'T CATCH,THEY KEEP ALLOWING YOU TO GO FORWARD,IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT IT WILL STILL THROW YOU THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. *AK
NHTSA ID
718869
Seat belts
Filed Oct 22, 1998
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE FITTING OF SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT COMES ACROSS CONSUMER'S NECK AND AT TIMES CHOKES HER. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
NHTSA ID
829337
Incident
Oct 22, 1993
Seat belts
Filed Jan 13, 1998
THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE LOWER LAP BELT AND SHOULDER HARNESS WAS REPLACED IN OCT OF 97. THE OWNER IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE BELT. THE BELT IS VERY LOOSE AND WOULD NOT TENSION PROPERLY TO RESTRAIN OCCUPANT. *AK
NHTSA ID
819801
Incident
Sep 20, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Feb 24, 1997
BOTH PASSIVE AND DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT WHEN THEY BELTS ARE IN USE. IF CONSUMER WOULD EVER GET INTO AN ACCIDENT THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETAIN CONSUMER. *AK
NHTSA ID
809291
Incident
Feb 10, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Sep 26, 1996
1 injury reported
CONSUMER BELIEVES VEHICLES RESTRAINT SYSTEM SHOULD BE REDESIGN TO HAVE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SHOULDER STRAPS TO ENSURE COMPLETE PROTECTION DURING ACCIDENTS.
NHTSA ID
509192
Seat belts
Filed Sep 26, 1996
1 injury reported
SAFETY BELTS INADEQUATE RESULTING IN INJURY DURING COLLISION.
NHTSA ID
508617
Seat belts
Filed Apr 8, 1996
THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS BROKE AND THEY NO LONGER RETRACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
NHTSA ID
982444
Incident
Apr 3, 1996
Other / unspecifiedSeat belts
Filed Apr 6, 1996
REAR WHEEL MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. *SD
NHTSA ID
503298
Incident
Apr 6, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jan 29, 1996
DRIVER AUTOMATIC SEATBELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT RETRACT THE SEAT BELT. TT
NHTSA ID
978378
Incident
Jan 25, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jun 14, 1995
Crash reported2 injuries reported
BOTH FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELT FAILED TO CATCH/GRAB UPON IMPACT; CHILD SEAT WAS PINNED UNDER DASH; HIT ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE. TT
NHTSA ID
966834
Incident
Apr 28, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 9, 1995
PASSENGER SIDE DOOR MOUNTED RETRACTOR ON SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK. TT
NHTSA ID
966565
Incident
Jun 9, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 9, 1995
DOOR MOUNTED SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT PROTECT PASSENGERS IN CASE DOOR OPEN ACCIDENTLY. TT
NHTSA ID
966543
Incident
Jun 9, 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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