Dt: 1994 subaru legacy l all wheel drive, the motorized seat belt broke. The seat belt is connected to the door, and when closing the door the motorized seat belt will not run the track to be in the proper position for safety. This is on the shoulder portion of the seat belt. The consumer was told that the lap belt alone is not safe use. Have contacted the dealer and manufacturer, and they told the consumer there is no recall on the seat belt, and the motorized seat belt was only under warranty for 3 years. The cost to replace the motor of the seat belt is at least $400. There have been others with this seat belt motor problem. Based on what the manufacturer told the consumer there was no prior warning to the motor going out, no noises, and no indicator lights, it just stopped working.
1994 Subaru Legacy: seat belt won't latch or retract
8 of the 60 complaints about the 1994 Subaru Legacy describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 13%
- recalls
- 0
Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year
What owners say
Motorized seatbelt is stuck in one position. Motor still runs upon opening/closing of car door, but belt does not move in track. Two feet of track cable has fallen out of its housing.
Front passenger seat belt sliding retractor will not move, making use of this seat belt inoperable,
Because the seat belt does not retract automatically I have to climb under the sholder belt when geting in and out of the vehicle I would have thought thet the safe operation of a major item required by law would have to be serviceable for the life of the vehicle not as in this case the half life.
The automatic seatbelt on the front drivers side failed. The cable has come out of the track and the anchor (around the door) no longer moves, although the belt motor still works, the belt cannot be moved into a full back position. This system should not fail and in my opinion should be the sole responsibility of the manufacturer. Subaru has now, after some calls, offered pay for the parts if I pay the labor for installation of a complete new kit for the track, etc. Is this a safety defect that subaru should be solely responsible for? I have been told by an independent mechanic that the seatbelt system should be lubed once a year to prevent the $450 failure that ocurred in this vehicle. However, there is no mention of this in the owner's manual. Your help is appreciated. Please contact me if you have further questions.
Automatic seat belt failed.
The driver's side seat belt retractor is stuck at the mid-point of the seat belt track assembly, causing the seat belt not to function. *ak
Finger was caught in the seat belt retractor which caused injury. Tt
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1994 Subaru Legacy seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 1994 Subaru Legacy?
8 of 60 owner complaints about the 1994 Subaru Legacy (13%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 1994.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1994 Subaru Legacy?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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