10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #4

Aug 132000

Legacy 4WD

  • miles
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 !!!

- Fresno, CA, USA

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problem #3

Dec 291998

(reported on)

Legacy

  • miles
Rear seat belt locking mechanism does not lock properly, it becomes difficult to latch. Cause unknown.

- Flushing, NY, USA

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problem #2

Aug 291999

Legacy 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
The infant car seat put in the rear center seat, seat belt buckle was snapped and fell apart, did not secure car seat.

- Trail, OR, USA

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problem #1

Apr 131999

Legacy 4WD

  • miles
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.

- Shady Cove, OR, USA

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