camaro_junkie

Hey everyone, I have a '86 SC with a red interior. I was wondering if anyone knows if there's a company that makes aftermarket seatbelt buckles. I just need the two front seatbelt buckles (the part that bolts to the floor). Thanks.

jcurrieirocz

was your seatbelt recal done??? mine wasnt so i got a set put in my car for free last summer from the dealer.

camaro_junkie

I will definitely check into that.

dasumax

I tried to get that recall done on mine, called the dealer, said they had no record of the recall and they forwarded me to the gm 800# and they said their records only go back to '88 so it is strictly up to the dealer if they want to do it anymore.
that's what i found out 2 weeks ago about the recall. Sounds like a bunch of b.s. to me
david

jcurrieirocz

recalls have to be done by the dealers.....there liable if they dont. My dealer didnt give me any hassle at all they ust had to cheack old papaer files to get the recal info sheet. Maybe gm in the US is different but Canada does it. heres some infor on the seatbelt recal.
http://home.earthlink.net/~pcguru4u/_wsn/page3.html
theres also lots of other sites out there that list some info.

camaro_junkie

Hey jcurrieirocz, I checked out the seatbelt recall and it says that they only replace the button in the seatbelt. Did they replace the whole buckle part from the floor up for you?

jcurrieirocz

yep they replaced the hole floor up to buckle part! something to do with the lower shield cracking or something so when you go to buckle it it doesnt shove down inbetween the seats i quess. And they did all 4 of mine 2 front and 2 rear.

camaro_junkie

Man, I owe you big. The shields on both of my front seatbelts are cracked all to hell and it makes it hard to just clip in the belt. And my little brother's friend actually managed to blow apart the hard plastic casing part that is around the buckle mechanism. So this is awesome.

jcurrieirocz

did you find out what your dealers ganna do for you,,,,,,Hopefully they replace the whole lower part fer ya.

scott's85T/A

what about the birds?
Any hope for us?

jcurrieirocz

you would think theyd be recalled too but i have no idea if firebirds are in the recall too.......
a good way to find out is goto autozone on the net and register your car with them,,,,it will list all the recalls that relate to your car.
http://www3.autozone.com
Jeff

dasumax

Man i don't know how you guys are getting this recall done. I spent 3 hours on the phone with gm this morning and what i found out was:
the recall only last ten years, since it was issued may 4th of 1990 it was only good until may 4th of 2000. It did cover all camaro's & firebirds from 1984-1990 approx. 1,500,000 of them. and gm doesn't even have any record of the recall # 90v10 which according to NHTSA is the recall # for it. But here's a copy of the recall if anyone wants the info.
this is directly off of the NHTSA website:


Report Date : April 23, 2003 at 01:41 PM
NHTSA Campaign ID number : 90V105000

Make : CHEVROLET Models : CAMARO Years: 1984-1990

FIREBIRD Years: 1984-1990

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 90V105000 Recall Date : MAY 04, 1990
Component: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 1500000
Summary:
PLASTIC COMPONENTS OF SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES DO NOT CONTAIN AN ULTRA VIOLET STABILIZER, AND EXPOSURE TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND ELEVATED INTERIOR TEMPERATURES COULD WEAKEN THE PLASTIC COMPONENTS.
Consequence:
THIS COULD RESULT IN BREAKAGE OF PLASTIC COMPONENTS WHICHCOULD PREVENT BUCKLE FROM LATCHING AND PROTECTING OCCUPANT IN A SUDDEN STOP ORACCIDENT.
Remedy:
REPLACE OR REPAIR SEAT BELT BUCKLE.
Notes:
SYSTEM: SEAT BELT BUCKLE.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.

redraif

I actually have the recall paperwork they sent me in teh mail...onlt problem is the tint I had protected the original belts really well and nothing went wrong with mine...they are not eve discolored. Now the used red ones I put in are a mess I had to swap the case with ones from a black set I had...I wonder if I took in teh recal if they would gicve me new red ones?

camaro_junkie

I just called the 1-888 number for GM (vintage GM?) and they told me that the recall was still outstanding on my car and they gave me the campaign number 90043. They said to take it to a GM dealer and they would look at the buckles and decide if anything should be done. They also said it depends on if they can get parts. I'll keep you posted.

dasumax

what's the 888# you called? maybe i'm just calling the wrong idiots? I called 1-800-762-2737 and talked to them for 3 hours

camaro_junkie

The 1-888 number I called is for Canada. Let me know if you are from Canada and I'll give you the number.

dasumax

Nope, not in canada, so i guess that won't do me any good. Hey REDRAIF, do you have the actual 5 digit recall # on that paperwork? GM says their recall #'s are different then the NHTSA numbers, and they can't look them up by the NHTSA #'s
thanks

meridius

i wonder if I can get mine covered. My car is an 84 but the dealers around here are pretty small and Ill have a hell of a time getting them to do anything about it.

dasumax

Well i might be getting somewhere, the stealership wants to look at my car tomorrow morning. I'll let yall know what happens
david

markus9

just had mine redone 6 months ago and they only replaced the release buttons because they never used uv protectent in the plastic that is all i know

jcurrieirocz

Yah the stock ones didnt have any UV protectent in the plastic is what I understood,,,,,,, and because of that the buttons dry out from the sun over time and get chawlky looking and can actually breck on ya and leave you somewere without a working seatbelt,,,,or worst off, it could break leaveing you stuck buckled in the seat and not being able get out. Plus its not good to have any kind of seatbelt problem of any kind as it may not work properly in a crash. As the people can see from their new buttons they seem to be a different plastic and are bright red.

quadgoat

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I'm trying to figure some of this recall business out myself. When I got my car the driver's seat belt buckle didn't work at all really (you could buckle it, but it wouldn't stay buckled, or it would stay buckled and the button was stuck down so you couldn't unbuckle it) For now I've got a buckle in it that I got off ebay, which works fine, but the button is discolored and the sheath that holds the buckle is breaking. I talked to the GM dealership and they told me something about that if the car hadn't been serviced at a GM dealership for a certain number of years that it wouldn't be in their records so they couldn't tell if the recall had been done or not. I didn't pursue this much farther at that point, but I'm thinking about it again, wondering if I should give it a shot and see if I can get NEW buckles and stuff. hmm.....keep posting on your progress, let us know if you guys (especially in the US) get anywhere with GM?

-Paul

P.S. Would the fact that my car is pretty modified (new 350 and a 6 speed, etc...) make them be able to refuse to do the recall on my car?

redraif

I'll dig upmthe papers and see what I can find out. I beleive I know where they are, so I will look as soon as i get home from work!