Subaru Legacy owners have reported 34 seat belt related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 7 most common seat belt problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's seat belt (15 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's rear seat belt (7 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
The buckle stopped working without cause. Car is only a couple years old and my child attempted to buckle themselves only to find out it didn't lock after trying to buckle in. I took car to Subaru dealership and was told that they had no idea why it stopped working and it was not repairable. Read details...
2005 Subaru Legacy outback. The rear seat belts malfunctioned. When buckling the belts, the center belt would un-buckle. The seat belts were too close. The center seat belt was slightly above the left hand seat belt which caused the left hand seat belt to unlock. Read details...
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 !!! Read details...
Consumer states the front passenger seat belt including the arm that is bolted to the floor disconnected from the floor. The arm that came loose came off with the heavy machine bolt and all the washers attached. Manufacturer notified. Read details...
Passenger seat belt warning lamp on dashboard blinked, causing driver to move his eyes off road and focus on warning light. Dealer called in factory representative and engineer. After 5 trips to dealer. Subaru claimed that thiswas a normal situation on the 2005 Legacy. Read details...