1989 Chevrolet S10 Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 21%of 48 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the seat belts of the 1989 Chevrolet S10, 21% of the 48 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Driver side seat belt gets caught under the backrest hinge and a hole is now worn into the belt fabric. Headlight switch broke off. Gas pedal stuck when blowing snow melted onto the warm cable and flowed between the outer shield and the cable. It then froze when engine compartment temperature reached below freezing. When vehicle was started, shifted into gear, and the accelerator pressed the vehicle sped off at about 40 MPH. Engine had to be shut off to slow down. A heat gun was used to heat cable and dry it out. Oil and grease was applied to exposed end of cable to prevent future freezing.”
NHTSA complaint #546868, filed 1997-02Seat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2 | 1% |
| 2002 | 5 | 2% |
| 2001 | 7 | 2% |
| 2000 | 8 | 2% |
| 1999 | 6 | 3% |
| 1998 | 14 | 2% |
| 1997 | 11 | 2% |
| 1996 | 14 | 2% |
| 1995 | 22 | 2% |
| 1994 | 16 | 2% |
| 1993 | 6 | 3% |
| 1992 | 10 | 6% |
| 1991 | 21 | 12% |
| 1990 | 2 | 7% |
| 1989 | 10 | 21% |
| 1988 | 4 | 11% |
| 1987 | 7 | 26% |
| 1986 | 6 | 27% |
| 1985 | 2 | 18% |
| 1984 | 1 | 13% |
| 1983 | 1 | 14% |
Other parts of the 1989 Chevrolet S10
6 complaintsTires
6 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsEquipment
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1989 Chevrolet S10
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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