"How To Install Booster Seat in 1999 Buick Lesabre"

1999 Buick Lesabre Driver Seat View

How do I install booster seat in 1999 Buick Lesabre? Seat belts don’t lock? The seat belts in my 1999 Buick Lesabre don’t lock like when you pull them out completely and let it retract, they won’t lock. They only have a emergency lock like when you yank on the seat belt really hard very quickly it will catch. How do I install a booster seat when the seat belts don’t lock?

Answer: What you’re wanting is called an Automatic Locking Re-tractor; what you have is called an Emergency Locking Retractor. I can assure you that this belt has been tested with car seats, and will engage if you stop suddenly. An ELR has a pendulum in the mechanism that, when you hit your brakes, swings out of plumb and locks up the retractor. If you’re really concerned, you can call your Buick dealer and see if it can be replaced with an ALR.

If you’re still concerned, and they can’t replace it, contact the person below, and ask him to put you in touch with the appropriate engineer over that component.

Charles Hott
Safety Engineer
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration
(202) 366-0247