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1992 OLDSMOBILE CUSTOM CRUISER — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

1 injured · 134635 · 1999-02-05

Vehicle

Make
OLDSMOBILE
Model
CUSTOM CRUISER
Year
1992
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DURING A PANIC STOP, PASSENGER'S SIDE, REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED, AND THE PASSENGER WAS THRUST INTO THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEAT,. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE RETRACTOR CASING HAD FALLEN APART. OLDSMOBILE ADVISED ME SEAT BELT MAINTENANCE WAS MY RESPONSIBILTY. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED OF TSB 91C09 AND 91C09A, DATED 11/92 CONCERNING THIS VEHICLE ( I HAVE NO SPECIFICS). INSPECTION OF THE OTHER BELTS SHOW THEY ARE FAILING AS WELL. THE OWNERS MANUAL HAS NO INSTRUCTIONS ON MAINTENANCE/INSPECTION SCHEDULES, OR USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS EITHER. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
702962
Machine
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