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Buick Rainier 2002–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 3178 · NHTSA communication 10010261 · issued Jan 1, 2004

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seat Belts
component
2002–2005
model years
11
vehicle entries

Official summary

Driver and/or passenger front seat belts lock up in retracted position. *tt

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.