The contact owns a 2004 Volvo S80. The contact stated that the front passenger's side seat was occupied and the occupant was wearing the seat belt. The seat belt buckle failed to unlatach after numerous attempts. The seat belt webbing was cut in order to free the occupant. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who stated that the entire seat belt assembly would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 175,000. Returned by usps on 9/4/2013. 2nd attempt on 9/12/2013 failed.

- Florala, AL, USA

The contact owns a 2004 Volvo S80. The contact stated that the passenger and rear seat belts retracted while driving. The passenger felt as if they were being strangled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the seat belts were working up to standards. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 24,800 and the current mileage was 25,000.

- Nashua , NH, USA