The front passenger seat belt locks up. When pulled out it will not go back in causing the passenger not to be able to wear a seat belt. I think it might be the seat belt retractor I would like to have it fixed I believe it is a safety issue and I am looking for this to be covered for replacement and for file:///var/mobile/Library/SMS/Attachments/65/05/312F1483-F6ED-4A2B-8FEF-893294D0E482/IMG_4244.HEIC
NHTSA complaint #11489477 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DOES NOT ROLL SMOOTHLY EITHER BEING PULLED OUT OR ALLOWED TO RETRACT.WHEN YOU PULL OUT ' OR RELEASE TO RETURN THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT, IT CATCHES IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SLOT IN THE SIDE POST WHERE IT CURVES FORWARD SO THAT IT EITHER WON'T COME OUT FAR ENOUGH TO LATCH, OR IF YOU CAN PULL IT OUT AND INSERT IT IN THE LATCH, IT STICKS WHEN YOU LET IT GO SO THAT IT STAYS SLACK AND DOES NOT RETRACT TO KEEP THE BELT TIGHT. EVEN IF YOU MANAGE TO GET IT OUT AND PROPERLY INSERTED, IT WILL NOT RETRACT WHEN RELEASED. . THE BELT HAS TO BE KEPT UP IN THE HIGHEST PART PF THE SLOT IN THE POST THAT IT COMES OUT OF, OR IS RETRACTED BACK INTO, WITH MY LEFT HAND WHILE BEING PULLED OUT OR ALLOWED TO RETRACT, OR ELSE IT GETS STUCK IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SLOT.. IT IS NOT SAFE. EVEN IF PROPERLY CLICKED IN, YOU COULD NOT COUNT ON IT TO RETRACT TIGHTLY IF THERE IS A COLLISION OR SUDDEN STOP.
NHTSA complaint #11331366 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS DRIVING EAST BOUND ON ARLINGTON BLVD IN VIRGINIA AND PROCEEDED TO STOP ON A YELLOW LIGHT WHEN A CAR DRIVING OVER 55 MPH HIT MY 2002 VOLVO FROM THE REAR AND MY VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT ANOTHER CAR FRONT/SIDE FROM THE WEST BOUND INTERSECTION IN THE 3RD LANE COMING THE OPPOSITE SIDE AND ALL CARS WAS TOTAL. MY SEATBELT AND AIRBAG DIDN'T SAVE ME FROM GOING FORWARD OR DEPLOYING. I WAS INJURED AND STILL SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION AFTER OCTOBER 17, 2017 WITH 2 BLACK EYES, BROKE TEETH, WHIP LASH, NECK, KNEES AND BACK INJURY. THE CAR IS STILL AT BEYERS COLLISION IN ALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA.
NHTSA complaint #11054855 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO UNLATCH. THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE PASSENGER AFTER THREE HOURS. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE BUCKLE WAS DIFFICULT TO LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint #10638787 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 VOLVO V70. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR SEAT BELT BECAME LODGED AND COULD NOT BE USED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE HIMSELF BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND WOULD NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE SEAT BELT REMAINED LODGED FOR OVER THREE MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000.
NHTSA complaint #10346742 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO V70 CROSS COUNTRY. HE COULD NOT RELEASE HIS SIX YEAR OLD CHILD FROM THE PASSENGER REAR SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT WRAPPED AROUND THE CHILDS' ABDOMEN SO TIGHTLY THAT IT BRUISED HIS ABDOMEN. HE HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT OFF OF THE CHILD. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE PRESENT, BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE SEAT BELT COULD BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $590.00. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER UNAVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10286887 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DEFECTIVE REAR SEATBELT (DRIVER SIDE) IN 2000 VOLVO V70. SEATBELT BINDS UP, CANNOT BE PULLED OUT AND WON'T RETRACT. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE FOR THIS CAR WHICH HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT.
NHTSA complaint #10280877 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WE HAVE A 2001 V70 T5 VOLVO WAGON. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, AND WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 1 YEAR OLD THE RECEPTACLE OF THE SAFETY BELT WHICH LATCHED IN MY SON'S CAR SEAT CRACKED STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE. I ONLY DISCOVERED IT WHEN I WAS CHECKING THE BASE OF HIS INFANT CAR SEAT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS STILL TIGHT. VOLVO REPAIRED THE RECEPTACLE FOR FREE, AS THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR IS NOW SEVEN YEARS OLD, AND IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN, WITH A DIFFERENT SEAT BELT RECEPTACLE, ALSO IN THE BACK SEAT. THERE SEEMS TO ME TO BE SOMETHING FUNDAMENTALLY WRONG ABOUT SEAT BELT RECEPTACLES SPLITTING IN HALF FROM ROUTINE USE. THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THIS SEVEN YEAR OLD CAR STRIKES ME AS SUSPICIOUS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN.
NHTSA complaint #10231699 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FRONT SEAT BELTS ON VEHICLE HAVE PROBLEMS. SINCE PURCHASE, BOTH FRONT (DRIVER & PASSENGER) SEATBELTS ARE OVERLY STICKY, AND OFTEN CANNOT BE PULLED OUT OF HARNESS WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED, IN ORDER TO PUT SEATBELTS ON. THIS IS PARTICULARLY TRUE ON EVEN THE SLIGHTEST GRADE. IN OTHER WORDS UNLESS VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A TOTALLY FLAT SURFACE (RARE ON ACTUAL STREETS) SEATBELTS WILL OFTEN STAY RETRACTED OR ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO EXTRACT. I OFTEN HAVE TO DRIVE TO A FLATTER LOCATION IN ORDER TO PUT MY SEATBELT ON. (DRIVE WITHOUT SEATBELTS IN ORDER TO GET TO A PLACE WHERE BELTS CAN BE PUT ON.) ONCE ON, THE SEATBELTS LOCK UP AND PIN DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER TO THE SEAT WITH EVEN THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT, E.G. TO ADJUST RADIO. (I KNOW THIS IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN WITH HARD BRAKING, ETC, BUT IT IS HAPPENING WITH THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENTS.) I HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER ON 4 OCCASIONS, AND EACH TIME HAVE BEEN TOLD THE PROBLEM IS "NORMAL" FOR THE V70 AND THE S60. IN OTHER WORDS THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. OTHER VOLVOS AREN'T LIKE THIS. MY WIFE HAS AN 2007 XC90 AND THE SEATBELTS DO NOT BEHAVE AS ABOVE. AS IS, THE SEATBELT DESIGN ON MY CAR COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENTS OR FATALITIES, AS PEOPLE MAY CHOOSE TO NOT WEAR THEM, OR MAY SIMPLY NOT BE ABLE TO PUT THE BELTS ON WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED, BEFORE DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #10226084 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CUSTOMER'S SEAT BELT ON A 2001 VOLVO V70 WOULD NOT PULL OUT. THE PLASTIC TRIM PIECE IN THE "B" PILLAR WHERE THE SEAT BELT SLIDES THROUGH HAD BROKEN, CAUSING THE BELT TO DOUBLE UP ON RETRACTION AND SEIZE UP. THIS IS A BRITTLE PIECE OF PLASTIC AND BREAKS FAIRLY OFTEN WITH MINOR IMPACTS. THIS WOULD SEEM TO BE A CRITICAL FAULT IN A MAJOR SAFETY DEVICE.
NHTSA complaint #10192801 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2002 V70 MALFUNCTIONED IN REAR SEAT BELTS IN MY CAR. *TS TWO OF THE THREE SEAT BELTS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DISASSEMBLED THE REAR SEATS AND MANUALLY EASED THE LOCKED SEAT BELTS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND BELIEVED THAT IT WOULD REC. AS THE TECHNICIAN EASED THE LOCKED SEAT BELT AND ALARM CHIMED ON THE DASH WHICH SAID SRS AIR BAG SERVICE URGENT.
NHTSA complaint #10160500 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NEW VOLVO V70 WAGON. TESTED LAYING REAR SEATS DOWN TO INCREASE CARGO SPACE. RIGHT REAR BELT WOULD NOT EXTEND AND WAS LOCKED IN A RETRACTED POSITION AFTER THE SEAT WAS LAYED DOWN AND RESTORED TO IT'S ORIGINAL OPERATING POSITION. THIS SEAT AND BELT WERE NOT SUITABLE FOR OCCUPANCY AS THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT FUNCTION. CAR WAS RETURNED TO VOLVO FOR REPAIRS. UNKNOWN TYPE OF REPAIR AT THIS TIME. *JB PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (OCT 11, 2005): THE FAILURE IS INTERNAL TO THE RETRACTOR AND NOT CAUSE BY INTERFERENCE WITH THE SEAT. PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING OVERSEA IN SWEDEN. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AND IS SCHEDULED TO SHIP TO U.S. BY THIS WEEK. THE CONSUMER AGREE TO FAX THE TECHNICAL REPORT OR REPAIR INVOICE WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. HIS SON'S 2005 VW JETTA REAR SEAT BELT DOES THE SAME THING.
NHTSA complaint #10139198 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
IN LATE FEBRUARY 2005, MY WIFE NOTICED THAT THE CHILD SEATS IN OUR 1998 VOLVO V70 WOULD LOOSEN UP WHEN OUR CHILDREN WOULD GET IN OR MOVE IN THEIR SEATS. THESE CHILD SEATS WERE OF THE STATIONARY TYPE AND OF DIFFERENT MAKES. AS ONE OF THE REAR OUTBOARD SEAT BELTS HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AT NO CHARGE FOR A SIMILAR CONCERN IN JUNE 2003, WE VISITED OUR REGIONAL VOLVO DEALERSHIP TO REPORT THE ISSUE. NEW BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE ORDERED AND ON MARCH 15TH OF THIS YEAR, BOTH OUTER REAR SEAT BELTS WERE REPLACED. THIS TIME, SINCE WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, I RETRIEVED THE FAILED PARTS. EXAMINATION OF BOTH SEAT BELTS BUCKLES SEEM TO SUGGEST THAT THE FAILURE OF THE BELTS' CHILD SEAT LOCKING TAB, WHICH IS PART OF THE BUCKLE, PREVENTED THE CHILD SEAT FROM STAYING SECURELY HELD IN POSITION. THESE ASSEMBLIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO ANALYZE AND DRAW AN EXPERT CONCLUSION. WE REQUESTED A REVIEW OF THE PROBLEM BY THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER AND FILED AN E-MAIL COMPLAINT WITH VOLVO'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. THE VIN OF THE CAR IS [XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
NHTSA complaint #10137158 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1998 VOLVO V70A EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS. *MR THE SHOULDER HARNESS WAS FRAYED. ONE WOULD HAVE TO PULL THE SEAT BELT TO UNLOCK AND THEN PULL IT DOWN WHICH CAUSED IT TO WEAR. *SC
NHTSA complaint #10124718 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TAKE HER THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILD OUT OF THE CHILD SEAT LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS TIGHTENED ON THE CHILD. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE CHILD FROM THE SEAT BELT.
NHTSA complaint #10055631 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE HAD SEVERAL FAILURES OF THE CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM. A SWITCH ON THE SEAT BELT ALLOWS TESION TO REMAIN IN THE LAP SECTION OF THE SEAT BELT. THIS TENSION SECURES CHILD SEATS INTO THE CAR BY PREVENTING MOTION. THE ENTIRE FORCE ON THIS RESTRAINT (IN THE LAP SECTION) IS TRANSFERRED THRU A SMALL SECTION OF PLASTIC WHICH CAN CRACK AND BREAK EASILY. WITHOUT TENSION IN THE LAP SECTION OF THE BELT, CHILD SAFETY SEATS ARE NOT FIRMLY SECURED ALLOWING MOTION SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR.
NHTSA complaint #10016813 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.