Captain Seat seatbelt latch broken

[ebox3000]

Hey folks, I picked up my SX AWD NE last Tuesday. Yesterday was the first time I put my kids in the back seat...and the passenger side captain chair seatbelt will not click. It looks like it's broken. WTF?!? This is a serious safety issue. I have to wait till tomorrow morning for the dealership service to open to try to address this. Anyone else have any issues with their seatbelts?

 

[Tellthemride]

One of the first things I checked when picking up my Telluride at the dealership before leaving was to fasten all the seatbelts to make sure they worked.

Did you check the latch button is moving normally and isn’t stuck in the release position? Or that nothing is jammed in the latch? They should be able to replace it for you no problem with the warranty if needed.

 

[NDBlackEX]

I don't know how it is with Kia but I had a seatbelt latch sensor go bad on my Civic and it was like 14 years old at the time and Honda fixed it for free. I don't think car manufacturers mess around with charging for repairs when it comes to seatbelts and airbags. They don't want people not fixing basic safety features because of cost. It may even be federally mandated, I'm not 100% sure on that.

Obviously, not relevant to brand new cars under warranty but if you're reading this and you ever have an older car with seatbelt issues, do not hesitate to take it to your local dealer.