1998 Subaru Legacy Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 2%of 114 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the seat belts of the 1998 Subaru Legacy, 2% of the 114 complaints for this model year.
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.
“This is an airbag cutoff switch complaint. I couldn't find any other place on your website to lodge it. We got our cutoff swtich authorization almost a year ago. The Subaru switch was to be ready 12/98. Now there's no date even given. This is unfair. You force them to make the bag and us to buy it, can't you force them to make the cutoff switch? They advise we not use a generic. I sometimes have to cram 4 kids in my backseat sharing belts. Is that safe?”
NHTSA complaint #717338, filed 2000-01Seat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 1% |
| 2016 | 2 | 1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 1% |
| 2013 | 3 | 5% |
| 2010 | 1 | 1% |
| 2009 | 1 | 2% |
| 2008 | 1 | 2% |
| 2006 | 1 | 1% |
| 2005 | 6 | 3% |
| 2004 | 1 | 2% |
| 2001 | 2 | 3% |
| 2000 | 3 | 3% |
| 1999 | 2 | 2% |
| 1998 | 2 | 2% |
| 1997 | 5 | 4% |
| 1996 | 1 | 1% |
| 1995 | 7 | 4% |
| 1994 | 26 | 43% |
| 1993 | 13 | 17% |
| 1992 | 22 | 40% |
| 1991 | 19 | 24% |
| 1990 | 14 | 17% |
Other parts of the 1998 Subaru Legacy
30 complaintsBrakes
14 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
14 complaintsAir bags
11 complaintsVehicle speed control
10 complaintsElectrical system
9 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsSteering
8 complaintsBody and structure
7 complaintsSuspension
7 complaintsEquipment
6 complaintsTires
6 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Subaru Legacy
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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