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I had pretty much the same problem. I had heard about the lifetime warranty but I had assumed I wasn't covered. The belt didn't break on its own, it got damaged. Does Subaru's warranty cover damage by the owner? Thanks for the input everyone.

I have a 2003 Subaru Outback and I needed to repair the rear outer seatbelt due to a tear in the webbing. I purchased a new seat belt assembly from Subaru to replace it. When trying to install it I found that I could not get the seat belt to extend from the retractor no matter what I tried. It is brand new and I noticed when I took the broken belt off, it locked up as well so I don't think it has a broken retractor mechanism. I attempted pulling slow, fast, hard, soft, up, down, left and right with no success. Feel like an idiot. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks a lot!