2009 Smart Fortwo Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 5%of 100 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 26,900miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the seat belts of the 2009 Smart Fortwo, 5% of the 100 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 26,900 miles.
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.
“Seat belts for both driver and passenger sides became twisted within the first couple of years of ownership. Despite attempts by service technicians to untwist and repair the mechanism the seat belts remain twisted. Seat belt latch on driver's side finally failed at about 25,000 miles. Both seat belts had to be completely replaced at our expense. Also, the car doesn't always shift from park to reverse properly. It sometimes takes several attempts to get the transmission to engage.”
NHTSA complaint #10875516, filed 2016-06, 25,000 miles“Driver's side seatbelt will not latch, I'm using the passenger side seatbelt for now. I can't have a passenger in my car because of that broken seatbelt. This happened already before, maybe a year ago and mercedes benz of georgetown wanted me to pay for it after being fixed but I insisted that it's a safety issue and I shouldn't be driving from their shop without having it fixed. So frustrating safety issues that no one wants to take care of it until somebody's dead.”
NHTSA complaint #11035884, filed 2017-10“The contact owns a 2009 Smart Fortwo. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The dealer stated that the driver side seat belt retractor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 14,724. Updated 11/21/14 updated 5/7/2015”
NHTSA complaint #10640838, filed 2014-10, 14,724 miles“The contact owns a 2009 Smart Fortwo. The contact stated that the front driver's side seat belt buckle became inoperable and would not latch. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 28,800.”
NHTSA complaint #10555102, filed 2013-12, 28,800 milesSeat belts: other model years
Other parts of the 2009 Smart Fortwo
27 complaintsEngine
19 complaintsOther or unknown
18 complaintsElectrical system
14 complaintsBody and structure
10 complaintsEngine cooling
9 complaintsFuel system
9 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsTires
5 complaintsWheels
5 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsSuspension
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Smart Fortwo
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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