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1997 Buick Lesabre seat belts problems

23 complaints about seat belts have been filed for the 1997 Buick Lesabre, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
23 5% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was rear ended while stopped at a red light and then pushed into the car stopped in front of me and transported to emergency room. The safety belt on my 1997 buick lesabre ltd did not hold me back during the collision and I was thrown face first into my steering wheel. This resulted in a severely broken nose, severe facial contusions and bruises. I am told by buick dealer repair personnel that a buick lesabre must be traveling at 25 MPH in order for seat belts to lock and hold the driver back.

Reported at 58,000 miles, December 2004 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owned a 1997 buick lesabre. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the contact crashed into another vehicle and the rear driver side seat belt webbing tightened independently around the child's body. The occupant sustained a fractured back and torn spine. In addition, there was injury to the abdomen. The injuries required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure.

Reported at 45,000 miles, August 1998 CrashInjury

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