GEN 4 Seat Belt fraying

Micheal wrote: Thanks Roger and all other commentators. To answer one question, the frayed bit on the belt is situated just below the shoulder when the seat belt is fastened. I can only imagine there was some manufacturing flaw with this belt and it had a small tear which became worse being pulled through the mounting bracket. I haven't taken the plastic cap off yet, will wait until Suzuki respond to the dealer sending them pics.
Does anyone else find it mildly alarming hat Suzuki don't have these parts in the country?

Thanks for the location confirmation. That suggests a couple of options.
One, when the seat belt is retracting it gets fouled in the retractor mechanism behind the panel.
The other, you may have had a resident rodent living behind panel, check that the drain plug for that area is intact, its just behind the right hand rear wheel, I'll attach a photo below.

Thanks I'll have a look but given that the frayed area is in the location of the bracket at about head height when unfastened I think it would take a fairly determined mouse to have a go at that and that said mouse would have lots of easier targets in the car interior.
I'll update you all when I've heard what Suzuki have to say.

Update: Suzuki's response is: Unfortunately the part is not covered under the terms of the warranty

No explanation provided. Basically a 'get this off my desk' special.

Get it fixed at the dealership then if it fails again you can claim faulty labour/install.

How can it not be covered on a brand new vehicle?

I have had a look at the seat belt on my Gen.4 and my previous comment re: sharp metal or plastic edge is invalid as the plastic completely covers the steel frame of the buckle.
This leaves faulty manufacture, which is extremely unlikely, or a fault during use. If there is a sharp object within the area that the belt is pulled through I would expect the belt to show damage along the section in question ie. it would not just occur in one place. This, to me, would suggest that the driver is wearing something that is catching on the belt when the car is driven. We know that the frayed area is in the vicinity of the drivers shoulder so I suggest the investigation checks this area. A metal object, a stud or zip or even a button could be the culprit. If you just buy a new one and the same thing happens again, then the dealer will just say it must be the way it is driven because there is no proof that it is belt failure.

Roger