# 2016 Subaru Forester Seat belt issue

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-subaru-forester-seat-belt-issue/189162>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** subaru\
**Created:** [February 15, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-subaru-forester-seat-belt-issue/189162 "2023-02-15T21:48:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![GeraldPyskaty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/71e660/32.png) [@GeraldPyskaty](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GeraldPyskaty)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-subaru-forester-seat-belt-issue/189162/1 "2023-02-15T21:48:22Z")

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seat belt does not come on

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-subaru-forester-seat-belt-issue/189162/2 "2023-02-15T22:19:42Z")

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> [@GeraldPyskaty](#):
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> seat belt does not come on

How about actually making a question that people can understand what your problem is ?

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-subaru-forester-seat-belt-issue/189162/3 "2023-02-16T18:18:10Z")

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The seat belt for which seating position is malfunctioning?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-subaru-forester-seat-belt-issue/189162/4 "2023-02-18T17:44:30Z")

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The OP should check his Owner’s Manual/Maintenance & Warranty booklet for the specific details, but–to the best of my recollection–Subaru is one of the few mfrs that provides a _lifetime_ warranty on the seatbelts. I know that this was the case up through at least 2011, but the OP should open his glovebox, take out those booklets, and double-check whether my recollection is correct.

If I am correct, he should simply make an appointment with a Subaru service department, and have them fix it–for free.

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-subaru-forester-seat-belt-issue/189162/5 "2023-02-18T18:54:15Z")

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> [@GeraldPyskaty](#):
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> seat belt does not come on

Maybe the fuse is blown. 😂 🤣 😂 😂 😂 🤣

Could you, Maybe, post something that makes sense?

See what I did there…….asked a question.

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**Author:** ![bcohen2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@bcohen2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bcohen2010)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-subaru-forester-seat-belt-issue/189162/6 "2023-02-18T19:34:08Z")

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He probably means that the seat belt cannot be extended, i.e. the mechanism has locked up. The vehicle may have a salvage title, and/or may have been in a previous accident, and the seat belt(s) were never replaced.