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1990 Pontiac Trans Sport 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 Jan 2, 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.
18%
of 45 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 Trans Sport 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 Jan 2, 2001

SEATBELTS IN FRONT SEATS HAVE GONE LOOSE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NTSA SHOULD BE CONCERNED WITH. SEATBELTS ARE MANDATORY IN MANY STATES INCLUDING MINE. PONTIAC REFUSES TO REPAIR AS A RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS A HAZARD AND NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE. SEATBELTS SHOULD NOT BREAK, ESPECIALLY THE 2 FRONT SEATBELTS. *AK

NHTSA ID
738671
Seat belts
Filed Apr 8, 1999

THE PLASTIC COVER HOLDING THE RETRACTING SPRING HAS BECOME DEFORMED ON MORE THAN ONE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. ALLOWING THE SPRING TO DISCONNECT AND THE BELT TO PULL FREE. MORE THEN ONE BELT RETRACTOR SHOWS SIGNS OF DEFORMING AND POSSIBLE FAILURE. I BELIEVE ALL SIX SEAT BELT RESTRAINTS SHOULDBE REPLACED AS A SAFTY EQUIPMENT DEFECT. *AK

NHTSA ID
705405
Incident
Apr 4, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Oct 19, 1998

INVESTIGATION NUMBER IS EA97019. THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT RECLINER. THE CONSUMER HAS TO USE A STICK TO HOLD THE SEAT UP. THE MANUFACTURER IS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
829165
Incident
Jul 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Mar 24, 1997

OWNER HAD TO REPLACE SEAT BELT'S FOUR TIMES. HE CLAIMS THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED VERY POORLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
809066
Incident
Mar 15, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Sep 24, 1996

DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP ACTIVE RESTRAINT IS INOPERATIVE, BELT HAS FULLY EXTENDED AND WON'T RETRACT.*AK HAS HAPPENED TWICE. *SLC

NHTSA ID
802849
Seat belts
Filed Jan 22, 1996

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT RETRACTOR FAILURE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

NHTSA ID
977969
Incident
Jan 21, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 12, 1995

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT AND THEY ARE JUST LIMP. THE DRIVERS SEATBELT WAS REPLACED JULY OF 1994.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
968676
Incident
Jul 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 21, 1995

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, ALLOWING SEAT BELT TO FULLY EXTEND TO THE END. *AK

NHTSA ID
960243
Incident
Dec 15, 1994

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Body & structure15

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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