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1988 Subaru Gl 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.
11
Latest Feb 4, 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.
65%
of 17 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.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1988 Subaru Gl submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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 Feb 4, 1997

SEAT BELT FAILED TO STOP OR LOCK DURING ROLLOVER, RESULTING IN INJURIES.

NHTSA ID
514511
Seat belts
Filed Mar 25, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER IN POSITION DURING VEHICLE ROLLOVER, CONTRIBUTING TO INJURY.

NHTSA ID
502595
Incident
Nov 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 16, 1996
Crash reported

DRIVER SEATBELT BUCKLE LOCKED UP IN LATCH POSITION, AFTER AN ACCIDENT SEATBELT HAD TO BE CUT OFF. TT

NHTSA ID
979327
Incident
May 14, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Dec 1, 1995

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DON'T LOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
975880
Seat belts
Filed Jul 21, 1995

SEAT BELTS DO NOT LATCH PROPERLY AS RECALL STATES IN OTHER SUBARU MODELS BUT MANUFACTURER OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE. TT

NHTSA ID
969196
Incident
Jan 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed May 8, 1995

DRIVERS SEAT BELT MAY STICK NOT RETRACTING OR EXTENDING PROPERLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
964994
Seat belts
Filed Mar 28, 1995

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE,IT BECAME UNLATCHED. TT

NHTSA ID
962648
Incident
Mar 28, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Mar 24, 1995

DRIVER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

NHTSA ID
962531
Incident
Jan 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Mar 16, 1995

THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLES SOMETIMES APPEAR TO BE LOCKED, BUT IT COME LOOSE. TT

NHTSA ID
962044
Incident
Jul 1, 1990
Seat belts
Filed Mar 10, 1995

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, UNABLE TO UNLATCH SEAT BELT. TT

NHTSA ID
961717
Incident
Feb 10, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Mar 7, 1995

PASSENGER BUCKLE FAILS TO ENGAGE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
961544

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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