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1993 Pontiac Lemans Seat belts Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA

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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 May 12, 2001
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.
44%
of 18 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.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
6

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 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 May 12, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
745238
Incident
May 12, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Oct 9, 1996

IN COLD WEATHER THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKNG , PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
803364
Seat belts
Filed Feb 28, 1996

SEAT BELTS CONTINUALLY FRAY, AFTER RECALL. *DH

NHTSA ID
501802
Incident
Feb 8, 1993
EngineSeat belts
Filed Jan 3, 1996

SEAT BELT STICKS.

NHTSA ID
500672
Incident
Jan 3, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 12, 1995
Crash reported2 injuries reported

LAP/SHOULDER BELT FAILURE, VEHICLE IMPACT 9:00 POSITION SPEED 30 MPH. *AK

NHTSA ID
968682
Incident
Apr 28, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 27, 1995

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS FREEZE IN POSITION DURING COLD WEATHER, ALSO ERRACTICALLY MOVE BACK AND FORTH ALONG TRACK DURING COLD WEATHER. *AW

NHTSA ID
480820
Incident
May 27, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 22, 1995
Crash reported4 injuries reported

CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE FRONT DRIVER,PASSENGER AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RETRACT NO ONE IN CAR. TT

NHTSA ID
965600
Incident
Apr 28, 1995
EngineSeat belts
Filed Feb 27, 1995
Fire reported

A PIECE BROKE OFF ENGINE, THEN VEHICLE IGNITED IN FLAMES, OWNER DO NOT KNOW NAME OF PIECE, ALSO DRIVER AUTOMATIC SEATBELT LOCK IN POSITION. TT

NHTSA ID
960645
Incident
Feb 22, 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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