99ImprezaOSport Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Recently I have had both of my rear selt belts "lock" when fully retracted. I tried to take one apart but see they are pretty hermetically sealed. Is this common in anyway shape or form? Are seat belts warranted for life? Anyone got an extra set? ... in grey??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Are seat belts warranted for life? they were / are in the earlier years , call the dealer. so they are locked tight and you cannot pull them out more or release them from the buckle? or they are retracted in tight and will nor extend from the pillar? there is a child seat feature where once they are fully extended, they will retract and lock, not re-extending until they have retracted completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 there is a child seat feature where once they are fully extended, they will retract and lock, not re-extending until they have retracted completely.all 2000+ Legacy/Outbacks are like that for the child seats. you pull the seat belt all the way out and it engages a feature that "locks" the belts for the use of car seats for children. once you allow it to fully retract all the way back it'll work again as normal - it "resets". seat belt failure is really odd....having two fail seems almost impossible. since they never fail they are almost worthless. http://www.car-part.com if they don't list seat belts much, then look for something else like rear seats and call places for the seat belts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99ImprezaOSport Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share Posted June 20, 2012 so they are locked tight and you cannot pull them out more or release them from the buckle? or they are retracted in tight and will nor extend from the pillar? there is a child seat feature where once they are fully extended, they will retract and lock, not re-extending until they have retracted completely. Correct, I can not extend them from the pillar. These are no where near pulled out fully, they look like they are all neat and retracted. Hmmm... maybe they think they haven't been retracted completely... sounds like I might need a few to ponder this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99ImprezaOSport Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share Posted June 20, 2012 seat belt failure is really odd....having two fail seems almost impossible. since they never fail they are almost worthless. http://www.car-part.com if they don't list seat belts much, then look for something else like rear seats and call places for the seat belts. Yeah, I have never had one seatbelt fail. I still have ones from my VW Rabbit GTI that work like a charm, unfortunately they don't fit the Subaru... and yes having two fail is like Murphy's Law Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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