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1990 Oldsmobile Silhouette 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.
17
Latest Dec 10, 2003
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.
40%
of 43 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 1990 Oldsmobile Silhouette submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 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 Dec 10, 2003

FRONT AND MIDDLE SEAT BELTS WON'T RETRACT. *LA

NHTSA ID
10049557
Incident
Jun 4, 2003
Seat belts
Filed Oct 19, 2000

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR COIL SPRINGS COME OFF OF RETRACTOR ASSY. THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE THERE IS JUST A SOFT PLASTIC COVER CAP ON THE RETRACTOR ASSY. BELT IS THEN UNUSABLE. IVE HAD BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS COME APART AND ONE IN THE REAR.

NHTSA ID
734776
Seat belts
Filed May 23, 2000

SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DO NOT RETRACT. RETRACTOR MECHANISM ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS REPLACED ON FEB 5, 1999. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. SEAT BELTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR OVER A YEAR, AND PASSENGER'S SIDE RETRACTOR HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. DEALER WILL TRY TO REPAIRS SEATBELTS, BUT WILL CHARGE OWNER FOR REPLACEMENT. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
862350
Incident
May 1, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Aug 4, 1999

THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT, LEAVING THE LAP BELT LOOSE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
844319
Body & structureSeat belts
Filed Mar 27, 1998

RIGHT FRONT/MIDDLLEFT AND RIGHT SEAT BELTS ARE FULLY EXTENDED AND FAIL TO RETRACT. *AK

NHTSA ID
533359
Seat belts
Filed Jan 13, 1998

FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED TO UNLATCH.

NHTSA ID
528127
Incident
Aug 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Jan 7, 1998

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MECHANISM FAILED. RECALL #TSB 90C1010

NHTSA ID
527966
Incident
Sep 25, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Nov 12, 1997

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED.

NHTSA ID
524718
Incident
May 1, 1996
Body & structureEngineFuel system+3 more
Filed Nov 4, 1997

SEAT BELT LATCHES DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED WITH NEW DESIGN, RETRACTORS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.

NHTSA ID
604430
Incident
Oct 1, 1990
Seat belts
Filed Apr 15, 1997

SEAT BELT FAILED.

NHTSA ID
516499
Incident
Mar 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Jan 2, 1997

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT WILL NO LONGER RETRACT SO IT WOULD NOT RESTRAIN IN AN ACCIDENT . *AK

NHTSA ID
807001
Incident
Sep 12, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Sep 13, 1996

FAILURE OF LAP/SHOULDER BELT, RESTRAINTS WILL NOT RETRACT,ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AND IN THE REAR SEATS.

NHTSA ID
801337
Incident
Aug 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 30, 1996

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR INOPERATIVE. *SD

NHTSA ID
506852
Incident
May 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 16, 1996

FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BOLT, THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT BELT IN PLACE IS COMING UP FROM THE FLOOR. *AK

NHTSA ID
986916
Incident
Jun 22, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Nov 27, 1995

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT FAILS TO RETRACT WHEN UNLATCHING SEAT BELT. TT

NHTSA ID
975433
Incident
Nov 27, 1995
BrakesElectricalSeat belts
Filed Jun 20, 1995

ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, DID NOT WORK, HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. TT

NHTSA ID
967361
Incident
Jun 19, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 23, 1995

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED, SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

NHTSA ID
965743
Incident
May 23, 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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