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The driver's side seat belt will not retract. It is extended all the way out. Therefore, it will not fit nor will it protect anyone from injury. I find this to be a seatbelt defect and a major safety hazard.
My 1999 Corvette seat belt retractor quit working 2 days ago. My wife was unable to fasten the seat belt after several tries. I removed both retractors to inspect and could find no visible damage. There car is in showroom condition. I did an internet search for info and found a recall campaign : NHTSA campaign I'd number 00V111000 Apr 6 2000. I called my Chevy dealer [xxx] and they said a recall had been done in 2000 for a plastic part to stop belt twisting and no further recall would be honored. But this is not the problem! the ratcheting mechanism is faulty. I need this fixed asap from the defective seat belt mechanism. This results in a vehicle I now cannot legally and safely drive. Please help. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
The contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the front passenger's side seat belt failed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 90,000.
Seat belt mechanism is jammed and unusable on drivers side. Passenger side belt was repaired previously, but I have no reason to think it will not fail again.
- Great Neck, NY, USA
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- Baltimore, MD, USA