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1997 Oldsmobile SILHOUETTE Seat Belts Front Anchorage Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	300043
Internal NHTSA #	745141
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	OLDSMOBILE
Model	SILHOUETTE
Model Year	1997
File date	01/03/01
Component	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My approx 75lb dog was belted to the passenger seat belt while the car was parked to prevent him from accessing the contents of the rear compartment. Because his usual collar-to-seatbelt leash was in another vehicle, i accomplished this via a thin (ladies') silk scarf in a simple knot around his collar. When my husband came along a few minutes later, he opened the passenger door for the dog, not realizing the dog was restrained. The dog jumped out of the car: the seatbelt, not the silk scarf, tore! The sealtbelt tore literally in half. The tear is not at a seam or at the clip, but rather in the webbing itself. What if this had been a high speed collision? My husband and i are both physicians - my husband an er doc - and neither of us has heard of such a thing. We have contacted the dealer, who stated that it should not have happened, but wants approx $200 for the repair. In addition to safety concerns for other vehicles, i am reprting this because i think charging for a safety-related equipment failure is unreasonable. Thanks for your time! Pat wells. *ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FERNDALE, MI
VIN pattern	1GHDX03EXVDXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	01/01/98
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
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Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1997 Oldsmobile SILHOUETTE Seat Belts Front Anchorage Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1997 Oldsmobile SILHOUETTE Seat Belts Front Anchorage Problems, Complaints and Defects

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