1995 Buick Riviera seat belts problems

The 1995 Buick Riviera has 22 seat belts complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

Seat Belts complaints

12%

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Seat Belts complaints by year

Riviera seat belts complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

00V057000Seat BeltsFebruary 28, 2000 · 85,253 units

Defect

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE REAR SHOULDER BELT(S) DO NOT RETRACT. A RETAINER COULD SEPARATE FROM A REAR SEAT SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR WHICH RESULTS IN THE RETRACTOR RETURN SPRING BECOMING DISENGAGED.

Consequence

IN A CRASH, AN OCCUPANT MAY RECEIVE MORE SEVERE INJURIES IF THERE IS EXCESSIVE SLACK IN THE SHOULDER BELT.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT BOTH REAR SHOULDER BELT RETRACTORS FOR CORRECT FUNCTION AND INSTALL A SPRING COVER RETAINING STRAP TO EACH RETRACTOR. IF A RETRACTOR DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY, IT WILL BE REPLACED.

What owners report

“I PULLED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN # 00V0057000 & CALLED DLR. THEY PULLED UP VIN. AND SAID THERE WASNO SAFETY RECALL ON MY VIN. I THEN CALLED EBONY DAVIS @ BUICK .SHE SAID NHTSA RECALL NOT CORRECT AND WAS NOT RELATED TO ANYTHING AT BUICK. PLEASE HELP I THINK THIS REPAIR IS SOMETHING BUICK SHOULD PAY…”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Seat Belts · September 19, 2000

Common questions

How many seat belts complaints does the 1995 Buick Riviera have?

NHTSA has 22 complaints about the 1995 Buick Riviera seat belts — 12% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 1995 Buick Riviera seat belts?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the seat belts: 00V057000.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.