Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | ||||||||||||||||
| 97V161000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 05/01/1996 to 11/30/1996 | V (Vehicle) | 26135 | 09/22/1997 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 09/22/1997 | 09/30/1997 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. if the driver or front passenger safety belt is pulled out much faster than normal, a number of time, the lock-up feature of the retractor will not work properly. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In a rapid deceleration or vehicle crash, the occupant would not be properly restrained increasing the risk of personal injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger safety belt retractor. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began during september 1997. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact saturn at 1-800-553-6000 (prompt 3). also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 10/12/2006 | 33750 | 2 | 12/19/1997 |
| I was involved in a rear end collision at a traffic light. my vehicle is a 1998 saturn vin 1g8zh1272vz315640. i was at a complete stop when a large utility van struck my vehicle. the impact speed would be around 30mph. upon impact, the driver seat failed - shifting me back to the rear seat and then i was jolted forward and hit my head on the stearing wheel. the seatbelt system failed to constrict my body to the car seat. the front air bag did not deploy. i suffered head, neck, and soft tissue damage to my shoulder and mid back area. | |||
| 11/01/1997 | 09/12/1997 | ||
| Driver's safety belt has been replaced three times. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 06/26/2000 | 0 | ||
| Passenger seat rocked backward and forth. also, seat belt shook and released, then put on again. consumer had contacted dealer and manufacturer.*ak | |||
| 01/01/1997 | 1 | 08/08/1996 | |
| Seat belt tightens on any type of sudden movement. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 07/26/1999 | |||
| When driver crashed hiead-on into a telephone pole, the seat belt did not lock, causing driver's head to hit windshield. also the air bags did not deploy until after driver was thrown back into the seat from the impact. driver's head, knees and wrist were injured in the crash. the vehicle had been totalled. please provide any further information. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 02/13/2009 | 109000 | 1 | 01/12/1997 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1997 saturn sc2. the front passenger seat belt retractor would not retract properly when the front seat was occupied. the seat belt is unable to be used. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that a recall repair had been performed in 1997. the contact stated that no repair was made because she did not receive any paperwork showing that the seat belt was repaired. the dealer stated that they would take 10% off of the repair cost. the failure mileage was 109,000. updated 3/19/09 *cn updated 03/23/09. *jb | |||
| 03/01/2006 | 95000 | 1 | |
| Dt*: the contact stated the passenger's seat belt retractor jammed. the vehicle was taken to a dealership and the dealer determined the retractor needed to be replaced. there is a nhtsa recall, # 97v161000 concerning the seat belts: front: retractor. the vehicle is not included in the recall due to the vin. no repairs were made. | |||
| 80000 | 1 | ||
| Consumer complained about a seat belt retracting problem. a recall was issued on this make, model, and year. however, this vehicle was not included in the recall due to vin. *ak | |||
| 06/01/2000 | 1 | 02/01/1998 | |
| Passenger safety belt retractor does not function and replacement rubber moulding on door melts also. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Seat belt retractor replaced due to recall however failed after replacement causing belt to lock up. | |||
| 10/24/1997 | 4 | 08/01/1996 | |
| Seat belt retractor failed. | |||
| 10/31/1997 | 3 | ||
| When pulling out the seat belt on the driver's side it would jam in the retractor, but would release after 48 hours. the whole seat belt was replaced on november 28th by dealership. the seat belt jammed again and did not release at all. the belt was replaced again on december 23, 1997. the seat belt jammed again and was replaced on jan 20, 1998 for the third time. *ak | |||
| Driver's seat belt does not release from the retractor, cause unknown. dealers have replaced parts in the seat belt mechanism on four occasions which did not remedy the problem. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 02/03/2005 | 2 | 01/28/2004 | |
| 1) passanger side rear seatbelt locked up and would not realease - making it impossible to use for transporting my infant son in his carseat. drivers side rear seatbelt will not lock into place - which also makes it impossible to transport my son. someone tried to fix the seatbelts, but had no luck. *ak 2) placed my son in the passanger side after it was fixed - and his carseat flipped up side down - while i was driving around a curve in the are where we live. 3) had more seatbelts given to me from a junk yard in the area. two friends tried to install these for me, but they too could not get them to latch or lock properly. i am a single parent with one vehicle , who is unable to transport my son anywhere. my son was a preemie, and it is necessary for me to take him to multiple doctor appointments both locally and in winston- salem. | |||