1987 Chevrolet Corvette

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1987 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WAS INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT PULL OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. SEAVIEW BUICK GMC (17909 HWY 99, LYNNWOOD, WA 98037, (425) 742-1920) WAS CONTACTED, BUT COULD NOT CHECK FOR RECALLS BECAUSE THE VIN COULD NOT BE LOOKED UP IN THEIR SYSTEM. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 91V143000 (SEAT BELTS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 175,000.

I HAD ABOUT A 2 HOUR DRIVE AND WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION I ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE CAR THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE I COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE TILL I FOUND A 12 IN SCREWDRIVER TO PRY THE SEATBELT TENSIONER APART TO RELEASE THE BELT IT AN OLDER CAR AND THINGS HAPPEN BUT THAT IS JUST AS DANGEROUS AS NOT HAVING A SEAT BELT ON I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT I CAN'T FIND IF THERE IS AN END DATE .IF IF I CAN GET REPLACEMENTS I WILL REPLACE BOTH RED SEAT BELTS. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE HOWEVER THE REAL PROBLEM AT THE TIME WAS WHEN I STOPPED AND TRIED TO EXIT THE CAR WHEN THE BELT GOT TIGHTER(NO PHONE ,NO KNIFE JUST A 12 IN SCREWDRIVER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1987 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 091V14300 (SEAT BELTS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR AND COULD NOT BE UNFASTENED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1987 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE SEAT BELT ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1987 CHEVROLET CORVETTE KIT Z52. THE CONTACT STATED BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILED TO OPEN ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 91V143000 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE) THAT MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,332 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,342. UPDATED 9/26/12 *CN UPDATED 09/27/12

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED CAR THAT HAS A SEAT BELT SAFETY RECALL THAT HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED..CHEVROLET IS TELLING ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE BELTS/RETRACTORS REPLACED AT MY COST . THEY SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE THE INFORMATION THROUGH THE VIN NUMBER OF MY CAR OF WHETHER IT HAS BEEN DONE OR NOT... MY BELTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF CAR IS IN PRISON SO WAS NEVER NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. HIS PROPERTY WAS SEIZED AND SOLD AT AUCTION. THEY SAY DUE TO THE YEAR OF THE CAR THEY CANNOT TELL. MY OTHER TWO CARS HAD RECALLS THAT WERE ALMOST 20 YEARS OLD PERFORMED ON THEM AT NO COST TO ME. RECALL # IS NHTSA91V143000 . WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? *TR