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Seat Belts complaints

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Mileage unknown · Jun 22, 1999

Seat Belts

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SEAT BELTS CONSTANTLY TRY TO FLIP OVER WHEN RETRACTING. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THEY CATCH IN THE DOORS AND CAN BE EASILY DAMAGED. WHEN THEY FLIP OVER, THEY THEN FIL OVER THE OCCUPANT TWISTED UNTIL THE SIDE PILLAR IS OPENED TO STRAIGHTEN THE FABRIC AT THE RETRACTOR. EVEN WHEN NOT FLIPPED, THE FRONT BELTS TEND TO COME TWISTED OVER YOUR BODY. I'VE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE WHERE YOU MUST PAY SO MUCH ATTENTION TO HOW YOU PUT ON AND TAKE OFF THE BELTS TO AVOID TWISTING THEM. IT'S A POOR DESIGN, AND MY 1996 & 1997 SATURNS DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER OFFER NO SOLUTION SINCE THE REDESIGN OF THE FRONT BELTS ALLOWING VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT CREATED THE PROBLEM. MANY CUSTOMERS WILL WEAKEN THE BELTS BY CATCHING THEM IN THE DOORS OVER AND OVER. I DON'T THINK TOO MANY WILL PAY TO REPLACE THEM. IF THE TOP BELT CLIP WERE REDESIGNED, THE TENDENCY TO TWIST MIGHT BE REDUCED. I HOPE YOU CAN CONVINCE THE MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE A FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. IT'S NOT ONLY ME. ALL USERS OF MY VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT THE BELTS IN FRONT. THANK YOU. *AK

NHTSA ODI #707767

Mileage unknown · Jan 24, 1999

Seat BeltsSeatsCrashInjury

VEHICLE REAR ENDED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. DRIVERS' SIDE SEAT BACK LET GO, AND SEAT BELT RELEASED, CAUSING DRIVER TO BE THROWN FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. THIS WAS A LOW IMPACT COLLISION,AND NO INJURY WOULD HAVE OCCURRED IF SEAT AND BELT HAD HELD UP DURING COLLISION. *AK

NHTSA ODI #702526

Official recalls

99V280000 · Seat Belts:front:anchorage

Oct 20, 1999

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES." SOME OF THE VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH SEAT BELT SHOULDER GUIDE ANCHOR BOLTS THAT WERE NOT ADEQUATELY TIGHTENED AT THE CENTER PILLAR AND COULD FALL OUT, MAKING THE SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE VEHICLES FOR PROPER INSTALLATION AND TORQUE OF THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER GUIDE ANCHOR BOLTS.

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