Seat Belt Question

Has anyone ever had a problem with the seat belt that will not extend to the fastener ? I have an '98 S70. I can not extend the belt. It is locked and I can't extend it to fasten it at all ( around the driver) Yes... it is happening in the driver's seat only. Any explanations would be appreciated !!!!

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Dot Matrix
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For most makes of car the seat belt mechanizm is covered for an unlimited time/mileage by the manufacturer (i.e. Nissan replaced seatbelts on my 13 year old maxima with 160,000 miles on it). Check with the dealer, federally-mandated safety equipment is probably covered.

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William MILLS

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Jim Carriere

Often cars with these infinite seat belt warranties are because they have lots of failures and the lifetime warranty is cheaper to the manufacturer than otherwise what would be a mandated recall. And this way the manufacturer look good: "Wow, my seatbelt was covered even though my car is an ancient POS!" as opposed to "I can't believe I have to take my new car in for a new seatbelt, can't they even get that correct?!" (I'm not saying that applies to the above Maxima.)

Volvos (at least my '98s) have only a 5 year seatbelt warranty. If the belt won't pull out (and the car is not parked on an incline), then either it's defective or the mounting bolt is loose. If the mounting bolt is loose, then the mechanism is may not be at the correct angle, similar to having the car parked on an incline.

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Mike F

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