Broken seat belts? Get them fixed, FOR FREE!!!

[ShereKhan]

Pictures our tough to see but i got it done and it was all free!Plus the tag they had for my car was twit

[Bumnah]

Great thread.Great info.

[omgjacki]

I ended up cancelling my appointment. Got another 240 instead

[Dunky Kong]

thank you flat black ian i just went to nissan for the third time and it worked i get my belts hopefully by this weekend

[costa_rican13]

any one know what i can do if i dont have the warranty info booklet for my year. its 1993 s13. so could i use the one in the op post? but i also have my friends 89' warranty info book. or could i just show the ppl at nissan on their pc this post? or would that be a fail?

[zach-Ka]

Your a hero of sorts for this one ian, I will definitely do this once I get my trany back in.

[laxands13]

I would begin by doing what he did. Just take your car in and say: Here is the problem, it's under warranty, i would like it fixed. If they don't honor it, then yes i would either print the OP's out or borrow one. good luck!

[costa_rican13]

ok well i set up an appointment for them to "look" at it on monday(this coming up) and i went there to look at an r35 they had on the floor. and i asked them about the warranty of my seat belt thingy, and they tried to give me that 10 year warranty bs. and i was like imma be back with the manual of warranty. and they said ok we'd like to see it. then i got a flat today, and couldnt go. but i but my manual is for the 89' piggy coupe, hope its not a fail..

[IanS]

ok well i set up an appointment for them to "look" at it on monday(this coming up) and i went there to look at an r35 they had on the floor. and i asked them about the warranty of my seat belt thingy, and they tried to give me that 10 year warranty bs. and i was like imma be back with the manual of warranty. and they said ok we'd like to see it. then i got a flat today, and couldnt go. but i but my manual is for the 89' piggy coupe, hope its not a fail..

Just tell them your going to call Nissan North America. Its the secret weapon.

[ScrapMetal]

I finally decided to give this a try last week, since my S13's lap belt would refuse to retract.

I first called Maroone Nissan which is the biggest Nissan dealership in South Florida. I spoke to someone in their service department and explained to them the situation and I told him that the S13's seat belt's had a warranty for the life of the car. Dude told me that I was mistaken, that seat belt's on all Nissan vehicles only had a ten year warranty. The guy sounded a little arrogant, so I decided not to argue with him and told him "alright" and hung up.

I then immediately got online and searched for Nissan of North America's phone number, turns out they have a local office right here in South Florida. I talked to their representative and he told me that "yes" the S13 had a warranty for the seat belt's for the life of the vehicle. The guy even set me up for an appointment at another local Nissan dealership, Bill Seidle Nissan. Really nice guy at NNA.

I went in the next day to Bill Seidle Nissan. I spoke to a guy at service named Alex. He told me again that it was under warranty, and that I would be charged nothing . He did the paperwork for me and let me know that it would take 2 weeks for the parts to come in from Japan, and that they should be here by the first of January and that they would give me a call to drop off the car.

I have my copy of the work order in the glove box, I'll take pics of it later tonight. Now I'm just waiting for the 1st so I can drop the car off.

Summary:

Maroone Nissan sucksBill Seidle Nissan rocksNissan of North America rocksIan rocksNICO rocks

[IanS]

Pictures fixed.

[techi]

Check out this video on replacement of sluggish seat belt under Nissan lifetime warranty. This post was an inspiration!
http://videosdiy.blogspot.com

[ILOVESILVIA(S13)]

Went to the local Nissan dealership with paper in hand to get my passenger side lap belt replaced for free. After about 10 minutes of them trying to BS me about how it was not covered, I pretty much pulled out my paper work and showed them who was boss. Walked out of there with an appointment to get them replaced when the parts come in next Monday. WINNING!!!

[costa_rican13]

that sucks. i had to wait a month since my piece was in japan.

[OM3GA]

I have heard that this is no longer in effect. Is this true?

[costa_rican13]

i dont think so. i got mine fixed. they have to, its a lifetime warranty from nissan.

[Fenris]

Just went to Nissan this week, they ordered me new belts as my '89 hasn't had its recall work done yet.

[ILOVESILVIA(S13)]

The warranty is still valid. Nissan should be getting the parts in for mine next week.

[error]

Does this cover the 1990 Nissan Sentra too?

[OutToWinPAHC]

I'd say so but your going to want a copy of your warranty, ebay a manual

[PANDAemic]

Has anybody tried doing this with a swapped engine?

[NFixed85]

Does the lap belt count cause the spring broke on mine but I removed it so I guess the voids warranty I put the lap belt part of a 4 point harness in so I felt better while driving

[OM3GA]

Has anybody tried doing this with a swapped engine?

Someone needs to bring a heavily modified 240 to the dealer and tell them that it is real stiff and that the engine makes weird noises. Glad to hear the warranty is still in effect!

[92sxCalifornia]

February 2013, and I just got my 92 240 automatic seat belt repaired. Motor was moving slow, not failed but on its way. The only part that is unavailable us the track. Dublin Nissan gave me a great experience, had a great lounge and shuttle, and even washed the car (I guess they all do that - I never go to the dealer!) If your driver motor is running slower than the passenger motor, don't be shy, call your local dealer before they run out of parts!