Q: Driver and passenger seatbelts are locked

asked by on December 30, 2016

I rear ended somebody the other day and my airbag went off. Ever since I have not been able to get my passenger or driver side seat belts unlocked. they are retracted all the way in and will not come out. I tried disconnecting the battery for 30min then reconnecting and turning the key but that did not work.

My car has 10000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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