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1989 Volkswagen Jetta 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.
9
Latest Feb 11, 2000
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 28 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 1989 Volkswagen Jetta submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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 11, 2000

THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT HAVE WAIST BELTS; SHOULDER BELTS ONLY, WHICH I UNDERSTAND MAY BE AGAINST REGULATIONS. THE MANAUFACTURER DISAGREES. *AK

NHTSA ID
718598
Seat belts
Filed Nov 5, 1999

I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL- LAP BELTS WERE TO BE INSTALLED. *AK

NHTSA ID
714356
Seat belts
Filed Dec 1, 1998

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT VEHICLE IS WITHOUT FRONT LAP BELTS. IT DOES HAVE SHOULDER BELTS. DOES THE MANUFACTURER REQUIRE TO UPDATE SEAT BELTS ACCORDING TO FMVSS FOR THIS VEHICLE? DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
831487
Incident
Dec 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Sep 20, 1998

SEAT BELT 2-POINT SYSTEMS FAIL IN CRASHES.

NHTSA ID
780471
Seat belts
Filed Mar 10, 1998

THREE SEAT BELTS ARE BROKEN AND THE TWO FRONT ONES ARE SPLITTING AND WILL SOON BREAK.

NHTSA ID
532450
Incident
Jan 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Oct 27, 1997

VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH FRONT LAP SEAT BELTS. ONLY A SHOULDER HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE DOOR IS PROVIDED. *AK

NHTSA ID
524504
Seat belts
Filed Jul 25, 1997

THE VEHICLE HAS NO LAP BELTS AND THE SHOULDER BELTS ARE ATTACHED TO THE DOOR. IF DOOR COMES OPEN DURING CRASH THERE WOULD BE NO SUPPORT. DEALER CAN'T PUT ANY LAP BELTS IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
814391
Seat belts
Filed Jan 22, 1997

FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT CONTAIN LAP BELTS, POTENTIAL HAZARD.

NHTSA ID
514013
Seat belts
Filed Mar 28, 1995

VEHICLE WAS BUILT WITHOUT LAP BELTS IN THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. TT

NHTSA ID
962682
Incident
Mar 28, 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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