The automatic seatbelt door latch has failed driver door does not lock or shut properly, nissan no longer manufacture this part, reason car is over 10 years of age, this is however a safety issue and a liability issue, this part (driver and passenger side) should be available and should be manufactured for safety of the passengers.
1993 Nissan Altima: seat belt won't latch or retract
7 of the 122 complaints about the 1993 Nissan Altima describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- 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
- 20212
- 20191
- 20171
- 20163
- 20151
- 20142
- 20139
- 20123
- 20111
- 20102
- 20092
- 20072
- 20063
- 20053
- 20042
- 20032
- 20024
- 20013
- 19991
- 19972
- 19942
- 19937
What owners say
Consumer had accident & air bags deployed, filling vehicle with smoke. Vehicle seemed like being on fire because of the vast amount of fumes. Dealer was contacted, and stated they never heard of airbags emitting such a vast amount of smoke. Also, motorized seat belt didn't retract when door was opened. Conusmer had hard time trying to get it out.
While driving on local street and approaching an intersection, police officer in front stopped, consumer's vehicle also stopped, but vehicle in rear didn't stop and rearended consumer's vehicle. Passenger's automatic seat belt tightened, then released, and got stuck in the middle. Didn't contact the dealer. *ak
Seat belt failed.
Left and right rear seat belt retractor assemblies are improperly installed and not working.
The driver's side automatic seat belt locks up, and does not allow the driver to move freely. The belt tightens up to the point where the vehicle has to be shut off in order to use safety latch to unlock belt. The problem has not been corrected.
Consumer was in an accident and the driver side air bag did not deploy, passenger side seat belt failure seat did not lock. Tt
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1993 Nissan Altima seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 1993 Nissan Altima?
7 of 122 owner complaints about the 1993 Nissan Altima (6%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 2013.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1993 Nissan Altima?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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