Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||||
| 00598 | 04/22/1998 | 603854 | Information regarding seat belt extenders. *yc | 03/08/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 09/30/1997 | 2 | ||
| Driver's and passenger's seat belt cable will not release from the retracting mechanism, causing seat belts to become inoperable. cable of belt is sticking out of track and motors had to be disconnected because they were running all the time and ran down the battery. *ak *ml | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 05/07/2002 | 1 | 04/25/1997 | |
| While driving at 40 mph there was a direct frontal collision, and air bags did not deploy, causing injury to driver. *ak the seat belt failed during the accident. *yh | |||
| 11/04/1998 | 11/01/1997 | ||
| While driving at 50 mhp another vehicle stopped in the middle of the highway. when applying the brakes, the consumer pumped the brakes and the vehicle slid into the other vehicle, rearending it. upon impact, driver's air bag didn't deploy until the consumer hit the steering wheel and broke the biggest sternum bone in her chest. also, the shoulder belt didn't hold the consumer. *ak | |||
| 11/01/1997 | 1 | 11/01/1997 | |
| Rear seat belt failed. | |||
| 11/01/1997 | 1 | 11/01/1997 | |
| Middle seat belt will not hold a forward facing infant seat too long at the shortest adjustment. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING | |||
| 03/31/1997 | |||
| Should belt twist and binds in guide, requiring it to be freed manually | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 01/31/1998 | |||
| The rear outer seat belts, when used with a child safety seat are extremely difficult to use. when trying to latch the seat belt, the female part has nothing to keep it above the seat while pushing on it to the the male part in. this makes it difficult to push the belt in making it extremely difficult to make it click. | |||