SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK PROPERLY WHILE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH. PASSENGER RECEIVED INJURIES TO ARM AND FACE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #8018559 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hyundai Excel seat belt problems
31 of the 424 complaints filed about the Hyundai Excel are about the seat belts — 7% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1988.
31
Complaints
7%
Share of all complaints
11
Crashes
0
Fires
Seat Belts complaints by model year
1986 Excel
1
3.2%
1987 Excel
1
3.2%
1988 Excel
10
32.3%
1989 Excel
2
6.5%
1990 Excel
1
3.2%
1991 Excel
3
9.7%
1992 Excel
3
9.7%
1993 Excel
3
9.7%
1994 Excel
5
16.1%
2001 Excel
2
6.5%
What owners said
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NONE OF THE SEAT BELTS RETRACTED ON IMPACT, CAUSING ALL OCCUPANTS IN VEHICLE TO BE THROWN FORWARD, CAUSING INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #8018270 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
VEHICLE WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE IN WHICH THE SHOULDER BELT BELT DID NOT LOCK, THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER'S CHEST TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, THE LAP BELT DID NOT FAIL IN THE ACCIDENT. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #557595 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD, TRAVELING 45 TO 50MPH, LOOKED DOWN AND SPILLED FOOD. WENT OFF THE ROAD, HIT A TREE AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RETRACT OR HOLD. DIDN'T CONTACT DEALER OR MANUFACTURER.
NHTSA complaint #859681 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1988 Hyundai Excel
Layton, UT
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH LAP BELTS.
NHTSA complaint #531846 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP UPON IMPACT, CAUSING CHILD IN CHILD SAFETY SEAT NOT REMAIN IN PLACE. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP, CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY. PROBLEM NOT SOLVED AS YET.
NHTSA complaint #815129 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP UPON IMPACT, CAUSING CHILD IN CHILD SAFETY SEAT NOT REMAIN IN PLACE. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP, CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY. PROBLEM NOT SOLVED AS YET.
NHTSA complaint #815129 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1993 Hyundai Excel
Tazewell, TN
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK WHEN JERKED.
NHTSA complaint #505670 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER IN PLACE IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *DSH
NHTSA complaint #501507 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DRIVERS SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER IN PLACE WHEN REAR ENDED, RESULTING IN INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #500558 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *DSH
NHTSA complaint #500991 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1994 Hyundai Excel
Cape MAY, NJ
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
SEAT BELT DESIGN MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE WITH SHORT ARMS TO USE. *DSH
NHTSA complaint #501732 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 40MPH, SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT.
NHTSA complaint #981407 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED, CAUSING INJURY. TT
NHTSA complaint #501145 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED, CAUSING INJURY. TT
NHTSA complaint #501145 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1988 Hyundai Excel
Columbus, OH
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVERS SHOULDER SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT. TT
NHTSA complaint #975115 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT HIT FROM BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RETRACT . TT
NHTSA complaint #973657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT EQUIPMENT FAILURE DRIVER SEAT BELT. TT
NHTSA complaint #973326 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1988 Hyundai Excel
Paramount, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS DON'T RESTRAIN A PERSON IN A CAR . TT
NHTSA complaint #973054 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1991 Hyundai Excel
Joliet, 00
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
IN AN UNLOCK POSITION THE DOOR WILL LOCK YOU OUT THE SEAT BELT LOCK YOU IN PLACE . TT
NHTSA complaint #967840 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.