NHTSA — Seat Belts: Front: Buckle Assembly Problems

7.5

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
6,667 miles

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1999 Saab 9-5 seat belts / air bags problems

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1999 Saab 9-5 Owner Comments

problem #3

Apr 032002

9-5 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 20,000 miles

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Chrome plating on seat belt buckle subject to flaking off resulting in possible laceration point to passengers.

- Seattle, WA, USA

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problem #2

Sep 032002

(reported on)

9-5

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Consumer stated the rear buckle assemblies for the rear seat belts appear to be those from a 9-5 sedan, the rear seat safety belts overlaps, making them difficult to latch and unlatch, when the rear seat buckle is latched, its hip belt covers the buckle for the rear drivers side belt, with these 2 belts buckled, the center belt has a sharp twist where it crosses the rear drivers side buckle, additionally, when individually buckled with the shoulder straps flat, the rear center and drivers side hip belts have a twist in them.

- Ballston Spa, NY, USA

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problem #1

Jun 011999

9-5

  • miles
The rear driverS side buckle is inboard of the center passengerS strap. So, when the center passenger is buckled, the passenger behind the driver can not access their buckle, or, when the rear driverS side passenger is buckled, the strap and buckle interfere with the operation of the center seatbelt, and cause it to twist. The rear seat belt layout is the same on the 1999  2002 wagons. We compared them to Saab 9-5 sedans. The sedan seat belts are arranged with the buckle anchors installed in the opposite positions of the wagon, so a belt never overlaps a buckle at any time. Design problem - no accident involved.

- Ballston Spa, NY, USA

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