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1990 Pontiac Lemans 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 Mar 3, 1997
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.
32%
of 25 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 Pontiac Lemans 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 Mar 3, 1997

DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS INOPERATIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID
809595
Seat belts
Filed Jun 13, 1996

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)

NHTSA ID
505285
Incident
Jun 5, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jun 20, 1995

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS HAVE FAILED INVOLVED IN RECALL NO. 94V248000. TT

NHTSA ID
967337
Incident
Jun 20, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 19, 1995

SEAT BELT BUCKLE RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS (93V-154). *AK

NHTSA ID
485495
Incident
Jun 19, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 18, 1995

THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC RESTRAINT SYSTEN FAILED. TT

NHTSA ID
963922
Incident
Feb 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Mar 13, 1995

AUTOMATIC SEATBELT DISCONNECTED DUE TO SHORTING OUT BATTERIES PRIOR TO RECALL. (94V-248) *AW

NHTSA ID
482010
Incident
Jan 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Mar 1, 1995

TOOK CAR IN FOR RECALL WORK, DEALER DID NOT DO, HAD CAR FOR ONE WEEK. TT

NHTSA ID
960880
Seat belts
Filed Feb 2, 1995

RECALL RELATED, 94V248000, LAP.SHOULDER BELT WILL STOP HALF WAY IN THE TRACK. TT

NHTSA ID
959501
Incident
Jan 31, 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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