Complaint 293979
1992 SAAB 9000 • SEAT BELTS • incident May 16, 2001
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 293979
- Make
- SAAB
- Model
- 9000
- Model Year
- 1992
- Component
- SEAT BELTS
- Incident Date
- May 16, 2001
- Date Received
- May 21, 2001
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SEAT BELTS
Owner Narrative
AS I BEGAN TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE (WITH NO OTHER CARS AROUND), THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT TENSIONER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE (PART OF THE SRS SYSTEM) DETONATED. IT SOUNDED AS IF A FIRECRACKER EXPLODED IN MY EAR. I HAD NOT YET PUT ON THE SEATBELT, SO I WASN'T INJURED, BUT IT WILL COST $650 FOR A NEW SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIRBAG/SRS SYSTEM HAS NEVER DEPLOYED BEFORE.*AK
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.