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Buick Riviera 1995technical service bulletin

Bulletin 00145 · NHTSA communication 616383 · issued Nov 10, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seat Belts
component
1995
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a condition in which the rear seat shoulder belts do not retract due to the retractor return spring becoming disengaged from the spool shaft. *tt

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.