Four problems related to front seat belt buckle assembly have been reported for the 1997 Subaru Legacy. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Rear seat, center seatbelt latching mechanism failed while attempting to secure child safety seat. The seatbelt latch mechanism is held together with two plastic rivets. These rivets pulled through the plastic seatbelt latch housing, and the latch fell apart into 5 pieces !!!.
The infant car seat put in the rear center seat, seat belt buckle was snapped and fell apart, did not secure car seat. Yh.
The seatbelt buckle on the center rear seatbelt "fell apart" in my hand as I was attempting to tighten the seatbelt holding my 3 year old daughter's carseat. Her carseat had been secured in the rear center position by that seatbelt for about 18 months.
Rear seat belt locking mechanism does not lock properly, it becomes difficult to latch. Cause unknown. Please give any further details.
| Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problems | |
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