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1997 Chevrolet S10 seat belts problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seat belts on the 1997 Chevrolet S102% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Seat Belts complaints
2%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
4 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Driver-side seatbelt becomes unlatched from the receiver at random times during driving. This has happened a few dozen times.

    filed Aug 12, 2004

  • While driving 35 mph the consumer's vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. The driver side seat belt failed to retract and the airbags failed to deploy. The consumer was knocked unconscious when his head hit the steering wheel. *ak *nm

    filed Mar 30, 2004

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Seat Belts problems in other S10 years

YearReportsShare
2003 S1021%
2002 S1042%
2001 S1072%
2000 S1082%
1999 S1063%
1998 S10142%
1996 S10142%
1995 S10222%
1994 S10162%
1993 S1063%
1992 S10106%
1991 S102112%
S10 seat belts problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.