Frontal crash with livestock - airbag did not deploy. Also the passenger seatbelt did not lock into place preventing passenger from going forward into dash and windshield. Ts
Nissan D21 seat belt problems
10 of the 385 owner complaints about the Nissan D21 describe seat belt won't latch or retract, most of them for the 1991 model year.
- owner complaints
- 10
- worst model year
- 1991
Is there a fix? There are 3 recalls for this area of the car. See below
By model year
- 19972
- 19961
- 19951
- 19932
- 19921
- 19913
Often reported together
What owners say
Female end of seatbelt cable has broken. No unusual stress or accident just got in and found that female connector was only held on by 2 electrical cables.
Seat belt on this model does not retract, hangs out door when closed, which means if being worn it might not be tight enough to hold in accident. This form is overkill for reproting a defect such as this. Perhaps you can offer a simple form. How can I.
Seat belt buckle fails to stay closed.
Failure on the driver's and passenger's side automatic seat belt retractors, seat belts will not retract.
Consumer states that seat belt buckle does not work properly after recall repairs (95v‑103.002).
Failure of the driver side seat belt, consumer was involved in an accident and the driver side seat belt came out of the buckle.
Failure of the steering wheel, when driving the steering wheel locked up, causing the consumer to have a accident, driver side seat belt came out the buckle.
Upon impact, during frontal crash at approx. 25mph, driver's seat belt buckle unlatched when hit telephone pole, police checked buckle 4 times. Tt
Driver side seat belt buckle will not stay latched. Tt
Related recalls
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- What is wrong
- On certain light duty pickup trucks, the latch plate used in the seat belt buckle was not manufactured according to design dimensions. If the seat belt tongue is inserted slowly at an angle into the buckle, there is a possibility of partial engagement.
- Risk
- This condition can cause the seat belt tongue to come out of the buckle in the event of a collision or hard braking of the vehicle increasing the risk of personal injury to an occupant of the seat.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the buckle and, if necessary, replace the buckle assembly with a new buckle. Owner notification began may 22, 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 nissan at 1‑800‑647‑7261.
Recall number 02V125000 · Recall details
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- What is wrong
- The latch plate used in the seat belt buckle was not manufactured according to design dimensions. If the seat belt tongue is inserted slowly at an angle into the buckle, there is a possibility of partial engagement.
- Risk
- This condition can cause the seat belt tongue to come out of the buckle in the event of a collision or hard braking of the vehicle increasing the risk of personal injury to an occupant of the seat.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the buckle and, if necessary, replace the buckle assembly with a new buckle.
Recall number 96V170001 · Recall details
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- What is wrong
- The front safety belt buckle release buttons can break. These red plastic release buttons are marked "press." if a button breaks, pieces can fall into the buckle assembly causing the buckle to operate improperly.
- Risk
- The safety belts would not provide adequate protection to an occupant in a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Owners should promptly check the condition and operation of both front safety belt buckles and carefully inspect the red release button for any breaks or cracks. They should ensure that both buckles are operating properly by inserting each latch plate into its buckle, tugging on the belt to make sure the latch is securely locked, and then pressing the release button. The latch plate should pop out of the buckle when the button is pressed. If either release button shows a sign of breaking or cracking or if either buckle fails to operate properly, owners should promptly contact their authorized dealer to schedule an appointment to have the buckle replaced or repaired free of charge.
Recall number 95V103002 · Recall details
Questions about the Nissan D21 seat belt
Which Nissan D21 years have seat belt won't latch or retract problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1991 (3 complaints), 1993 (2 complaints) and 1997 (2 complaints).
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