1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue seat belts problems

The 1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue has 52 seat belts complaints filed with NHTSA — 8% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

Seat Belts complaints

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Seat Belts complaints by year

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

Related recalls

00V044000Seat BeltsFebruary 16, 2000 · 135,475 units

Defect

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH REAR SEAT SHOULDER BELTS THAT COULD TWIST, ALLOWING THE WEBBING TO BE JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR. WHEN THE SHOULDER BELT WEBBING BECOMES JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR, THE SEAT BELT BECOMES UNUSABLE.

Consequence

THIS COULD PREVENT A PERSON FROM USING THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM, AND A RISK OF INJURY TO AN UNBELTED PERSON IN A CRASH WOULD BE INCREASED.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REMOVE ANY TWISTS FROM THE REAR SHOULDER BELT(S) AND INSTALL CLIPS TO THE BELT WEB GUIDE TO PREVENT TWISTING.

What owners report

“SEAT BELT DOES NOT SECURELY HOLD A CHILD CAR SEAT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LATCH SYSTEM FOR CAR SEATS COULD NOT BE INSTALLED BECAUSE IT IS NOT MADE FOR THAT MODEL/YEAR VEHICLE. THEY SAID SPECIFICALLY THAT THE TETHER STRAP WAS NOT MADE FOR THIS MODEL CAR AND THAT THERE IS…”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Seat Belts · November 17, 2004

Common questions

How many seat belts complaints does the 1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue have?

NHTSA has 52 complaints about the 1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue seat belts — 8% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue seat belts?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the seat belts: 00V044000.

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

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.