# 2008 SAAB 9-3 — SEAT BELTS
> NHTSA complaint `1343185` · 2016-12-23 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SAAB
- **Model:** 9-3
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS
- **Miles at failure:** 45,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
DRIVER SEAT-BELT IS NOT RETRACTING, AND OPERATED DEFECTIVELY SIMILAR TO RECALLED SAAB CONVERTIBLES AND OTHER RECALLED GM MODELS. DRIVER THEREFORE HAS NO WORKING SEATBELT AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. GM INSTALLED THE DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT IN MULTIPLE VEHICLES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE 2015.  *TR
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