Tl* the contact owns a 1996 buick riviera. The contact stated that the front driver side seat belt failed. The contact stated that he attempted to put the seat belt on but it failed to connect. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection but they did not provide the cause of failure, just the replacement part number. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and they stated that the part was no longer available. The failure mileage was 76,000. The VIN was not available.
1996 Buick Riviera: seat belt won't latch or retract
5 of the 44 complaints about the 1996 Buick Riviera 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
- 19971
- 19965
- 199510
- 19921
- 19911
What owners say
Seat belt failure: the seat belt fastener(clasp/hook) on my 1996 buick riviera VIN # [xxx] has failed. Insertion of the male end of the belt into the female fastener fails to result in the unit locking. Buick states they have no recall on this issue or any responsibility to repair it. The rear passenger seat belt (left side, I.e. Behind driver) fails to retract the belt or snug it up after the belt is fastened. This results in more than a foot of slack belt and thus affords little protection to a passenger in the event of accident. Although there is a buick recall on precisely this problem for this make and model car (gm 00023, dated 15 november 2000, in response to a 28 february 2000 the federal safety agency recall order, number 00v057000) buick tells me it does not cover my vehicles VIN number and is also not their responsibility to repair. Since both issues clearly involve safety issues, I thought the federal safety agency would be interested. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
The drivers' side seat belt buckle will not latch and must be replaced.
Rear seat belt retractor; the retractor spring on the belts, which is held together by a pastic plug over the spring, becomes soft and the plug pops out, causing the spring to fail by jumping out of its housing due to heat encountered on rear package shelf in the summer.
Right front seat belt failed.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Buick Riviera seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 1996 Buick Riviera?
5 of 44 owner complaints about the 1996 Buick Riviera (11%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Buick Riviera?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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