: the contact stated when the rear passenger seat was lowered, there was an audible popping noise. When the seat was raised back up, the housing to the seat belt buckle assembly was found to have fractured away from the assembly and landed on the floorboard of the vehicle. There was also discoloration in the fractured area of the buckle assembly. A service dealer was contacted, who stated that they did not have authority to replace the part free of charge. The manufacturer was also notified, who provided the same response.

- Mooresville, NC, USA

The contact stated they have two defective seat belts. After they had their vehicle for one month, the passenger back seat belt became defective. The second seat belt which is the drivers seat seat belt became defective last Tuesday. They had no problem putting it on, but became trapped and could not disconnect their seat belt when trying to get out of their vehicle. The contacts coworkers had to get her out with a swiss army knife and WD40. No further damage done to seat belt. A mechanic said this was caused by a weak spring. They have been using this seat belt since, but it is not operating functionally. Seat belts are free of dirt and contaminents. No pictures available. The contact also stated that their radio became defective about two months ago. The radio took the juice out of the battery causing battery to die.

- Vancouver, WA, USA