Front Seat Belt Retractor problems of the 1999 Saturn SL2

Two problems related to front seat belt retractor have been reported for the 1999 Saturn SL2. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

Failure Date: 01/21/1999

Vehicle rear ended while at a complete stop. Drivers' side seat back let go, and seat belt released, causing driver to be thrown forward and backwards. This was a low impact collision,and no injury would have occurred if seat and belt had held up during collision.

2 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

Cosco model 02-452 wal, manufacturing date unknown. When the booster seat was installed using the vehicle seat belts, the seat belt did not retract. The belt was stuck. The cause was unknown. The shoulder belt would go into the belt positioner to buckle the child tight, but if the child moved, the seat belt shoulder moved and remained loose, which caused the shoulder belt to not retract.


Other Seat Belt related problems of the 1999 Saturn SL2



SL2 Service Bulletins
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