The passenger side seat belt locks up more often than normal and at un-needed times. This causes pain to the user with the end result being that the user tends to remove the seat belt, or is forced to sit there in pain with the seat belt on and locked up.
1997 BMW Z3: seat belt won't latch or retract
5 of the 47 complaints about the 1997 BMW Z3 describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 11%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year
- 20001
- 19995
- 19982
- 19975
- 19963
What owners say
Airbag light in dasboard remains illuminated. Seatbelts appear to work, but I have had the car inspected by 2 different service shops (dave walter bmw and autobahn - both in akron, oh) and have been told that the cause is a faulty seatbelt lock on the driver's side seat.
The driver and passenger seat belt lock periodically. Yh
Seat belt locking device failed, sticking, new unit performs the same. Yh
Passenger's sid eseat belt locks up when extended out about 8-9 feet for a large person. Once locked, it will not unlock even when vehicle is at complete stop.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 BMW Z3 seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 1997 BMW Z3?
5 of 47 owner complaints about the 1997 BMW Z3 (11%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 BMW Z3?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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