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 - RETRACTOR | ||||||||||||||||
| 01V119000 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 12/06/1998 to 01/15/1999 | V (Vehicle) | 161682 | 08/20/2001 | OVSC | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 04/11/2001 | 04/24/2001 | 571 | 209 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: certain van, wagon, pickup trucks, passenger and sport utility vehicles, fail to comply with requirements of fmvss no. 209, seat belt assemblies. the front seat belt retractor may not comply with the requirements of the standard. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the retractor does not work properly, it will not adequately protect occupants in the event of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the seat belt retractor. owner notification began august 20, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 09/01/2004 | 1 | ||
| Air bag failed to deploy, and the seat belt did not work. *bf this was a head on collision with a telephone pole. *sc | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 07/01/2002 | 34000 | 12/29/2000 | |
| The seat belt latching mechanism stopped working, it will not latch anymore. upon contacting the local dealerships parts department to order new oem seat belt latch assemblies i learned that this part for this truck is on a national back-order with no expected ship date. this seems to infer that this part is in high demand, thus meaning there is most likely a problem that originates at the manufacturer. this latch assembly has been inoperable on my truck for almost (1) year now, and i have been unable to get the oem part for the same amount of time. *nlm | |||
| 03/13/2000 | 1 | 09/01/1999 | |
| I had to brake suddenly for a deer. the driver side seat belt locked properly and held me away from the steering wheel. the passenger side seat belt did not lock and my wife was thrown forward into the dash. i subsequently checked the seat belt and found it would not lock at all. i took the vehicle to the dealer and they ordered and installed a new one from the manufacturer. when i picked up the vehicle the new seat belt did not work either. the service manager tried to convince me that if i first would let the belt go back and then yank on it it would work. i assured him than in a frontal crash a body at rest does not go back and then forward. i reminded him that einstein figured that out a long time ago. he showed me a jeep in the shop whose seat belt also worked the same. i asked him to show me a new dakota and compare the results. upon checking the new dakota he found that the seat belt indeed locked properly each time it is placed under rapid deceleration load. he agreed to order me another seat belt. i am convinced that since i already have a defective belt and they sent me another defective belt that dodge has a large inventory both on the road and in their warehouse of bad and unsafe seat belts for the dodge dakota. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 03/08/2005 | 117000 | 1 | 08/01/2000 |
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision while driving between 40-45 mph. the other vehicle was driving between 30-40 mph, when it suddenly pulled out in front of consumer's vehicle. upon impact, the air bags failed to deploy. driver sustained forehead/ arm/wrist, and elbow injuries when impacting the steering wheel. also, seat belt failed to retract, causing the driver to pull a muscle in lower back. the vehicle was totaled. *ak police report available.*ak | |||
| 07/12/1999 | |||
| Consumer's vehicle has same problem with seat belts as stated in recall # 01 v 119 000. but this vehicle was not included in recall due to vin. *ak | |||
| 02/11/1999 | |||
| When crashing into a tree, mostly on the left front side of truck, the seat belt did not hold the driver and there was no deployment of air bags. owner not sure if truck was totalled. *ak | |||