2010 Kia Forte: seat belt won't latch or retract

5 of the 221 complaints about the 2010 Kia Forte describe seat belt won't latch or retract.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 2%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below

Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year

2021
1
2020
2
2019
2
2017
3
2015
1
2014
4
2013
3
2012
2
2011
5
2010
5

What owners say

Filed Dec 31, 2021 · Seat belts · MD

Driver’s seatbelt buckle will no longer accept the seatbelt. The sensor for the seatbelt thinks the seatbelt is buckled as well.

Filed Jan 19, 2021 · Airbags, Driver assistance · 1 miles · MO · crash · 1 injury

The 2010 kia was traveling on a rural state highway with at a speed that has not been determined yet. When coming over a hill the car leaves the right side of road way, the driver over corrects spinning the car, it travels 180-200'feet backwards, leaves the road way snd side impact a tree. My 14'year old was wearing a safety device at the time she was on the right passenger side which is where the impact occurred she was found . She was pronouned at the scene . She was found still in the safety device her bottom half was somewhat in the passenger compartment under the dash and her top half still buckled in was found over into the driver seat/floorboard. It is my understanding that there was a recall concerning the seatbelts on this particular VIN number the crash is still under investigation however I've been unable to obtain any information on whether her seatbelt actually locked as it should have as I stated she was still buckled in when I found her they cut the seatbelt off of her but I think that's just a standard practice I will be receiving crash reports however those are not finished yet.

Filed Dec 12, 2013 · Airbags, Seat belts · 78,000 miles · TX · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 kia forte ex. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, she attempted to avoid crashing into an animal and crashed into a tree. The contact sustained a head trauma and injuries to the knee. A police report was filed of the incident. The seat belt retractor failed to secure and the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnosis but had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Mar 20, 2013 · Airbags, Seat belts · 43,000 miles · GA · crash

Was rear ended by another car traveling 60 MPH, passenger side seatbelt did not lock and air bags did not deploy. Driver hit head on drivers side window and passenger suffered whiplash, concussion and back pain from impact and seatbelt not locking to hold them in place. Car was totaled by insurance company.

Filed Apr 30, 2011 · Airbags, Seat belts · 21,000 miles · TX · crash · 1 injury

My wife was involved in a single vehicle accident in our 2010 kia forte koup, she was traveling 50 MPH and attempted to avoid a dog in the roadway when she over corrected and went off the road and hit a ditch, the vehicle was deemed "totaled", during this accident the air bags failed to deploy and the seatbelt failed to restrain her, my wife hit the steering wheel with her forehead, nose, and upper chest.