Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problems of the 2001 Kia Motor RIO

Two problems related to front seat belt buckle assembly have been reported for the 2001 Kia Motor RIO. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Kia Motor RIO based on all problems reported for the 2001 RIO.

1 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem

Failure Date: 08/01/2005

Contact stated that both rear seat belts were not properly working. When the consumer tried to use the seat belts they will not extract enough to attach to the buckle. Consumer had an appointment with dealer on Tuesday to have the vehicle serviced. T consume never had to use the rear seat belts until recently. Therefore, she did not know if there were prior problems with the rear seat belts. Upon inspection underneath the seats there was no additional lap webbing connected to the seat belt.

2 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem

Failure Date: 11/03/2002

Vehicle driver side seat belt is inoperative. Belt does not stay fastened after being buckled. Please provide more details. Ts.


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