... On the seat belts... Is it still on? Can i go to GM and get it fixed? I looked at them the other day and wounderd if they recall was still on... anyone have any knowlage about it?

 

I have no idea if the recall is still active or not.

But you do want to have the seat belts fixed. If the seatbelts malfunction, you end up stuck in the seat. This happened to my passenger back in the 90s. It took awhile to get him loose. I was starting to think I'd have to cut the seatbelt to get him out.

 

I don't know if it's still good or not. But ether way get them replaced. Mine gave out a year ago and I still can't walk today! So it's better safe than sorry.

 

I know the recall is active for the Camaros. I just can't find out if it applies to Firebirds as well.

My passenger side seatbelt doesn't work. So I would really like to get them replaced.

 

so it is active? Ill call up GM later on and get it fixed before then i go back to school... anyone have it done? anyone tell me how long it takes or any hassles they had? Im sure Ill get one of these when i ask the guy for the fix... anything else for 87 that needs a recall? I know my ford gets them monthly, but i only think there was the one for the belts...

and im sorry to hear about that man... Did the doc every say you might be able to walk again? Sometimes i just want to weld in a 12pt just to be safe.

 

i never knew there was a recall on seatbelts

 

Me neither! What is the problem to have them recalled?

 

The red push button was made from poor quality plastic and fails after long exposure to sunlight. They only replace that item and if Vin reecords indicate its been done by a previous owner,forget about it.

 

Thats a good point, can you check that sort of stuff? I have the recall letter, but no documentation on whether new belts were installed.

My seatbelts are very pink looking, but not cracked or anything. So far they work, but I thought they were supposed to be a bit more red.

 

Just check with the dealer and they will run the Vin for the recall.

 

mine are too....owell i dont use seatbelts anyhow thanks for the info though...in fact i dont think we have ever gotten any recall letters since we were the only owners of the car

 

My dad has owned the car since new... so I know its never been done.

 

i think it depends on where you take the car. some places will replace them no problem, while others may laugh in your face for trying to get a 15-20 year old recall done.

 

It will be another year or so. As for the seatbelts I dont trust the factory ones any more, it's going to be 5 point harness for me!

 

whooooooooooa!!! no wonder i dont remember it..i was some where between not being born yet & 4 or 5 lol

anyhow i doubt that they would do it if its that old,dont you only have a certain number of days to get it taken care of?

 

nope, saftey recalls are for the life of the vehical, but you may have to wait on the car, it may take a while to get parts, if they are even still avalible, the parts supply may be exhausted

 

I should check with my dealership out. Does anybody elses lock every time you move up in the seat? Mine do and Ihave to tug on them to get it back. I also had mine almost not come unlocked or me and I just played with it and it camae lose.

 

My drivers side wouldnt latch sometimes when i first bought the car there was a little spring that fell out of place. I opened it up and glued the spring to where it came from and havent had a problem with it since but i may run down to the pontiac dealership and see about having that looked out. Hell iff i can get it replaced for free i'm all for it. Where did you go to find a list of the recalls. NTSB or whatever now i'm curious. I may have the guy on 3rdgen.org run the vin through carfax to see what the report comes out if its ever been done before

 

Ok,
I never heard of the seat belt recall. What year vehicals?

 

so if the supply is not there then what? We supposed to just hope that they are good? that is crap, What part is actually replaced, the floor piece or the shoulder>?

 

The belts are not replaced, just the red push button. So don't think you can get new belts. Also if the original owner did not act on the recall its still active, if your Vin indicates the work was not done. Now if it was done all you have is the same seat belts as before you knew about any Recall on your 12 + year old car. I had the work done the same year as the Recall and they only replaced the passenger side button.

 

I took it to a dealership when I was up in Seattle. They told me to "pack sand" because they would not honor the request to fix the seatbelts. They don't replace them. They just add a metal clip in the front on the belt lip entry. If you see some in the bone yards, this was the repair.

 

What years does this apply to? Don't they only replace them if the button has turned pink which means that they are liable to break?

 

Its been so long since that recall, your best bet would be to check with a GM dealer and get the info first hand and not hearsay from these Posts.

 

There is 109 pages of data about the recall. It further states that the "repairs will be made from this date forward regardless of the age of the vehicle".

Well, maybe I should try again.

www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars

 

do you guys know if it aplies to a 92 camaro?, my passenger side latch doesn`t work sometimes . thanxs

 

i got mine from a junkyard, they are red and look good, i'll just wait till they give to get new ones, they cost me 5 bucks for both at a junk yard, but also, they are recalled still, but oh well, a dealership will hassle the hell outta u, i tried and gave up

 

Go to nhtsa.dot.gov. Any safety recall on your vehicle must be done by any original dealership even if you have a 1901 model t.

 

It's only the push button, spring and a metal clip for each belt. The kit GM #14097930 and contains everything needed for 4 seatbelts. Still avalible from GM and cost only $6 or so from the dealership. Takes you about 10 min to do all 4 seat belts. I replaced mine last year as they where pink and the new ones are red and looks great.

 

Here's photo of the GM bag

 

Why pay for those items, if the car did not have the recall work done before its FREE.