Hi all.  I remember reading in the manual (now lost) of my mark II Octavia (estate, 1.9 TDI etc) that the warranty on the seatbelts, buckles etc is 15 years, after which Skoda will inspect and replace them if necessary.

 

Does that sound right, am I making it up?  If it is correct, is this free of charge at any Skoda garage regardless of any other conditions?

 

Thanks.

@JamieH86

Have you inspected them and is there an issue that is not wear and tear?  Your eyesight is likely as good as whoever the Dealership would have scope them out.

 

Lots of old posts online about maybe 10 year warranty, and how VW would have to replace faulty seat belts.

Maybe because of issues in the USA and the fact they could get torn a new one if belts were faulty in the USA.

 

As it is seemingly many of the possibly faulty seat belts in VW & SEAT's from the recent past have never been checked or replaced even though there is a Full DVLA RECALL.

 

Why not ask Skoda / VW Customer Services and see if the Call Handler who should talk to VW Technical takes the question seriously.

No there's nothing wrong with them as such (we fixed a worn sensor on the driver's buckle).   My wife just wondered if we could pull into a Skoda dealer and get nice new belts and buckles!

I thought seat belts are checked for wear and tear at every MOT. I'm sure I sure I saw the 15 year inspection on my Fabia too. I wondered if it had anything to do with the seat belt pre-tensioners.

Edited 12 October, 20205 yr by Jim H

Yeah I think they're checked as standard.   We just wondered if they'd be replaced anyway, but it seems that may have been too simplistic an interpretation of the warranty.

46 minutes ago, JamieH86 said:

pull into a Skoda dealer and get nice new belts and buckles!

I'd be really, really surprised.