Complaint 353154
1996 SAAB 9000 • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY • incident May 1, 2002
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 353154
- Make
- SAAB
- Model
- 9000
- Model Year
- 1996
- Component
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- Incident Date
- May 1, 2002
- Date Received
- May 12, 2002
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Owner Narrative
THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAME APART. IT IS HELD ON TO THE BELT BY A LEAD PIN. THAT PIN CAME LOOSE. THE BELT IS NO LONGER USEABLE. IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. A CHILD WAS STRAPPED IN AT THE TIME AND THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. THE SEAT BELT AND LATCH WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. I AM CONCERNED THIS SAFETY FEATURE IS NOT SAFE.*AK
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.