Driver's seat belt has always had problems "connecting" properly. Often will detach while driving unless it is properly "seated" after several attempts.
1995 Kia Sportage seat belts problems
11 complaints (20% of all complaints for this car).
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 20%
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 1
Which part fails
- Front: buckle assembly6
- Front: anchorage4
- Front: retractor1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Kia Sportage seat belts problems in other years
Related recalls
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- What is wrong
- On certain passenger vehicles, the safety belt buckle may "false latch" and expose the driver to unrestrained movement during a crash.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained, increasing the risk of personal injury.
- Remedy
- Owner notification began december 20, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact kia at 1‑800‑333‑4542.
Recall number 02V216000 · Recall details
Related investigations
Safety belt buckle malfunction
By letter dated august 25, 2002, kia advised the federal safety agency that the subject vehicles will be recalled.specific corrective action to be taken by kia has not been reported to the federal safety agency at this time.the safety recall program has been assigned campaign no. 02v‑216.
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What 1995 Kia Sportage owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Seat belts sometimes latch partially. A belt seems to have latched, but pops loose later. We replaced the fron-left seat belt twice, I believe, in 1998, due to this problem. Now both the front-lef and front-right belts have been having this problem. An employee of the kia dealer sunbury motors, sunbury, pa (ron, night shift) verified the problem and applied a lubricant. He suggested that we report the problem at this web site and said he would mention it to the manufacturer. The partial latch does not seem to happen any more after lubrication. We have ordered two new seat belts anyway.
Seatbelt is releasing ,it is coming out of buckle on its own while consumer is wearing seatbelt, causing loss of protection. Buckle has been replaced once prior to this incident, and replacement only lasted about 2 years.
These are replacement seat belts. The original ones also stopped working. Both manufacturer and dealer were contacted. They said vehicle was no longer under warranty (< 34k miles). The federal safety agency notified 2 years ago. Now these belts are failing constantly. Latch mechanism is not holding. It slips out. Rear doors would not lock due to latch failures.
Front driver side and passenger side seatbelt buckles have failed and have come unlatched on their own while passengers were wearing them,causing loss of protection. Buckles have been replaced once prior, but replacement part has failed only after 2 years of usage. *ak *slc rear doors would not open due to latch failure.
Horn failed to operate/ all of the power windows failed to operate properly/ instrument panel brake light would come on whenever the brake pedal was applied, and driver's seat belt would come unlatched while driving. Dealer notified and refused to assist the consumer in any of these concern. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
Seat belt comes undone while I'm driving, in fact I can pull it out manually!
The restraint belts will disengage while driving. The manufacturer and dealer has been notified.
Front seat belts broke.
The driver's side seat belt buckle came apart into five pieces when attempting to buckle.
Questions about the 1995 Kia Sportage seat belts
Does the 1995 Kia Sportage have seat belts problems?
Owners have filed 11 complaints about the seat belts of the 1995 Kia Sportage, 20% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1995 Kia Sportage seat belts problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1995 Kia Sportage seat belts?
Yes, 1 recall: 02V216000. Check your VIN to see if your car still needs the free repair.
What year does the Kia Sportage have the most seat belts problems?
The Kia Sportage model years with the most seat belts complaints are 1999 (17 complaints) and 1995 (11 complaints).
Other 1995 Kia Sportage problems
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