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.
22
Latest May 24, 2005
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 55 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.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Subaru Legacy submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 22 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
Body & structureSeat beltsSteering
Filed May 24, 2005
Crash reported2 injuries reported
1) TRAVELING ON I-10 WEST APPROACHING WILCOX, AZ. PASSED UP DIESEL, DIESEL CROSSED INTO LANE (POSSIBLY DUE TO HEAVY CROSSWINDS PROMINENT IN AREA), LOST CONTROL OF CAR AND ROLLED TWICE OFF THE HIGHWAY. 2) ROOF CAVED IN ON DRIVERS SIDE, CAUSING A COMPRESSING FRACTURE TO DRIVERS NECK. DRIVER NOW PARALYZED FROM NECK DOWN. DRIVER IS APPROXIMATELY 5'0 TALL SO AMOUNT OF DAMAGE DONE IS UNACCEPTABLE. CAR WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN CAR ROLLED OVER (SPEED LOST WHILE TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE) 3) VEHICLE TOTALLED
NHTSA ID
10122063
Incident
Jul 8, 2001
Seat belts
Filed May 21, 2001
INTERMITTENTLY DRIVER AND PASSENGER RESTRAINTS BECOME INOPERABLE.*AK
NHTSA ID
888681
Seat belts
Filed Mar 29, 2000
DRIVER'S SIDE MOTOR BELT FAILED TO OPERATE, LEAVING DRIVER WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
NHTSA ID
859411
Incident
Mar 21, 2000
Seat beltsVisibility
Filed Dec 15, 1999
THE AUOTMATIC SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED LAST APRIL 1999 AND FAILED AGAIN. WE ALSO REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT 11/1999. WE WOULD LIKE ASSISTANCE FROM THE MANUFACTURER WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT AS IT WAS PROVIDE THROUGH A MANUFACTURER. DEALER AGREEMENT WITH EACH PARTY PAYING $250 TO REPLACE IT THE 1ST TIME. THERE HAS ONLY BEEN 7,800 MILES SINCE THE LAST BELT WAS REPAIRED. ALSO WE KEEP HAVING TO REPLACE THE SUNVISOR WHICH OF COURSE FAILED WHEN YOU NEED THEM THE MOST. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. WE HAVE REPLACED 6 OF THEM. *AK
NHTSA ID
716064
Incident
Jul 1, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Nov 8, 1999
PASSENGER'S SHOULDER SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT WHICH WON'T PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ID
852652
Incident
Nov 8, 1999
Seat belts
Filed May 18, 1999
WHEN CONSUMER STARTED UP VEHICLE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT STARTED WORKING, BUT EVENTUALLY DID NOT WORK AT ALL. *AK
NHTSA ID
838115
Incident
May 15, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Jul 17, 1998
FRONT SEAT BELT CAME APART.
NHTSA ID
537963
Incident
May 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Jul 1, 1998
MOTORBELT FAILED.
NHTSA ID
537309
Incident
Mar 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Jun 16, 1998
CABLE BROKE ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S PASSIVE RESTRAINTS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
NHTSA ID
824365
Incident
May 5, 1998
Seat belts
Filed May 29, 1998
MOTORBELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILS TO RETRACT.
NHTSA ID
536012
Incident
May 23, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Mar 10, 1998
LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT FAILURE
NHTSA ID
532266
Incident
Feb 10, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Mar 4, 1998
SEATBELT AND RAIL ASSEMBLY FAILURE.
NHTSA ID
531862
Incident
Sep 3, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Mar 3, 1998
SAFETY BELT FAILED.
NHTSA ID
531737
Incident
Jan 20, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Dec 23, 1997
DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER RESTRAINT FAILED .
NHTSA ID
527057
Incident
Feb 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Dec 4, 1997
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED.
NHTSA ID
525707
Incident
Sep 30, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Nov 1, 1996
SEAT BELT COMES ACROSS NECK.
NHTSA ID
601883
Incident
Nov 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jun 21, 1996
BOTH FRONT AUTOMATIC RESTRAINT SEATBELTS ARE BROKEN AND DO NOT MOVE UP OR DOWN THE TRACK.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
NHTSA ID
985988
Incident
Sep 12, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 16, 1996
MOTORIZED SAFETY BELTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
NHTSA ID
982816
Seat belts
Filed Jul 14, 1995
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, UNABLE TO LATCH SEAT BELT *AK
NHTSA ID
968787
Incident
Jul 14, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 8, 1995
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED. *SKD
NHTSA ID
484633
Incident
Mar 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed May 25, 1995
DRIVER SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA ID
966000
Seat beltsVisibility
Filed May 19, 1995
WINDOW REPLACED DUE TO LEAK. *SD
NHTSA ID
504300
Incident
Apr 25, 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.