Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE SAFETY BELTS FAILED WHILE TIGHTENING CHILDRENS CAR SEATS. THE PLASTIC CLIPS SNAP EASILY WHEN PULLING THE BELT TIGHT. WITH THE CLIP BROKEN THE SEATBELT DOESN'T HOLD THE CAR SEAT IN POSITION. *JG
CAN NOT USE SEAT BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE. CAN NOT HOOK THE BELT INTO THE RELEASE BUTTON. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP & WAS TOLD I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE REPLACED. I DON'T AGREE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZZARD & I COULD RECEIVE A FINE FOR NOT WEARING MY SEAT BELT. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN FEBUARY 1999.*AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DID NOT RETRACT. *AK *MJS
DURING VEHICLE ROLLOVER ACCIDENT, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN PROPERLY RESULTING IN INJURIES.
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILS TO LATCH OR REMAIN ATTACHED ONCE ENGAGED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
DOOR MOUNTED SEAT BELTS FAILED. TT
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED. *DSH
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, DIFFICULTY LATCHING THE SEATBELT, REPLACED THE BUCKLE ON PASSENGER SIDE. *AK
GLOVE BOX DOOR MISADJUSTED, PREVENTING DOOR FROM CLOSING.
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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