Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | ||||||
| PE96008 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 01/25/1996 | 06/28/1996 | SAFETY BLT LATCH OPERATION | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| Frontal seatbelt will not retract back into position ,causing a loss of protection. *ak | |||
| The driver's side seat belt will not retract into the retractor mechanism when releasing belt from the buckle. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 01/24/2005 | 190890 | 2 | 12/15/1993 |
| 1994 dodge grand caravan, drivers side seat back broken at the first weld on the vertical portion of the seat back. car was being driven normally, no accident or incident occurred. there was no warning, the seat just went to a reclined position while driving. further investigation revealed that in addition to the vertical frame weld failure, a casting failure occurred on the horizontal portion of the seat frame in the vicinity of recline lever. the frame casting was completing severed and would not have retained the seat in the event of a sudden deceleration. the seat was unsafe but did not reveal itself until the back frame weld failure. my state of residence is wisconsin, your program did not allow me to enter this state so i choose one at random. *nm | |||
| 07/09/1999 | |||
| Consumer's seatbelt broke. she notified the dealer. *ak | |||
| 01/03/1998 | 1 | 04/01/1994 | |
| Driver's seat belt failed. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 02/01/1996 | 1 | 09/01/1993 | |
| Seat belt buckle sticks, requiring excessive force to disengage. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT | |||
| 09/01/1994 | |||
| The head rest for the integrated child safety seat will not lock in upright position. manufacturer claims it is not a safety problem. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 10 | |||
| Consumer had to stop the vehicle suddenly to avoid an accident. consumers wife who was seated in the front passenger seat felt a very large jolt to the vehicle. thinking they had been hit from behind, the wife turns to check on their 2 year old son who was seated in back of the passenger seat. the safety belt belonging to the vehicle had come unbuckled and the son had been thrown into the back of the seat head first. someone from the carseat safety coalition came to consumers home to inspect the seats. they were installed correctly. crysler claims it is impossible for a sfety belt to become unbuckled by itself. *jg | |||