Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | ||||||||||||||||
| 91V053000 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 07/01/1988 to 01/01/1990 | V (Vehicle) | 640000 | 05/29/1991 | ODI | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 04/10/1991 | 04/16/1991 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Inboard front seat belt buckle assembly straps can suffer fatigue failure of the strap near its anchor position. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Fatigue failure of safety belts in a sudden stop oraccident condition results in increased likelihood of injury to seat occupant. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Replace fatigued straps or retrofit straps with a reinforcement plate and removal of an antirotation tab to prevent fatigue failure. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: safety belt buckle assembly.vehicle description: passenger vans and cars. | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | ||||||
| PE91026 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 01/04/1991 | 05/01/1991 | SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE | 91V053000 | |
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 04/15/1995 | 1 | ||
| Driver's/front passenger's seat belt arm came unwelded from chassis, no warning, occupants ride unrestrained; no repairs/replacements. *ak | |||
| Upon impact, during a frontal crash, at approx. 15mph, the metal bolt which anchors seat belt to floor broke and detached, allowed driver to hit steering column | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 02/12/1997 | |||
| The passenger's side of the front seat belt anchorage came right out of the floor without impact. *ak | |||
| 09/22/1996 | |||
| Failure on the passenger's side seat belt anchor, the passenger's side seat belt anchor broke.*ak | |||
| 07/29/1996 | |||
| The buckle of the drivers seat split in half, the buckle of the front passenger seat came unanchored from the floorboard.*ak | |||
| 04/16/1995 | 6 | ||
| Seatbelt failed. *tw | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| The front passenger's side seat belt latch release bottom jams. the latch was replaced under a recall in 1991. *ak | |||
| 01/10/1996 | 30 | 08/01/1994 | |
| Driver's side seat belt buckle would become unlocked during operation.*ak | |||
| 07/29/1996 | |||
| The buckle of the drivers seat split in half, the buckle of the front passenger seat came unanchored from the floorboard.*ak | |||
| 01/16/1996 | 6 | ||
| Half of passengers seat belt buckle missing. | |||
| The driver and front passenger seatbelts they do not retract properly and the clip in front of the buckle is also broken . please explain. tt | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 05/23/2001 | 1 | ||
| While traveling at 20 mph passenger's side seatbelt did not hold passenger when vehicle rear ended another vehicle. passenger side seat belt spring inside of the mechanism broke, this spring stopped seatbelt from coming out of seatbelt retractor in collision. passenger was thrown against windshield, and injured neck and head. consumer has contacted dealer. *ak | |||
| The driver's side seat belt retractor sometimes doesn't retract. *ak | |||
| 04/01/1994 | |||
| Middle passenger's seat in the left fails to retract, & rear rgt. retractor doesn't allow belt to come. tt | |||
| 06/04/1991 | 1 | ||
| Seat belt on driver side does not fully retract. tt | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING | |||
| 12/08/1995 | |||
| When involved in a head on collison driver's and front passenger seat belt did not hold. please describe details. | |||