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 - INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT | ||||||||||||||||
| 97I001000 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | I | 150000 | ODI | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 10/24/1996 | 03/03/1998 | |||||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: multipurpose passenger vehicles equipped with integral child seats. this is not a safety recall in accordance with federal regulation 573. however, it is deemed a safety improvement campaign by the agency. on the integral child seat, the shoulder belts restraining the child retract and lock in place after the belt buckle is connected to the latch plate. the latch plate movement locks the belts to make sure the child is restrained in the case of a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The latch plate located in the seat cushion area must be free to move back against its stop after the buckle is removed to allow the shoulder belts to be pulled out. always be sure the area around the latch plate is free of food or other items that might prevent the latch plate from moving back. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Owners are being provided with a video tape and 2 harness clips. the video tape instructs owners on the proper use and maintenance of the child seats. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Note:chrysler has decided to conduct a safety improvement campaign to make the vehicle owner aware of how the integral child seat latching system works.owners can contact chrysler at 1-800-853-1403. | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT | ||||||
| SQ96016 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 09/18/1996 | 02/04/1997 | INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT BELT LOCKUP | ||
| Odi continues to receive complaints alleging latching/retractor mechanism problems.chrysler's assessment of the problem indicates that owners of the vehicles are not adhering to the cleaning requirements for the seat.the seat appears to malfunction if crumbs of food or beverage residue accumulates on the latching tongue in thewell located between the child's legs.odi has 19 complaints of retract lockup.seven of these complaints report cutting the straps to remove the child.two of the seven consumers allege the child was choking.chrysler reports 60 owner/field reports which indicated 19 harnesses were cut to remove the children.additional information is needed to fully assess the safety consequence of the alleged defect and to evaluate the chrysler corporation's rational for not conducting a safety recall campaign. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 01/15/2003 | |||
| I am deeply concerned that my children are not safe riding in our mini van. i have three children and the gen3 belts are in my van. i would like to see all vehicles with these specific belts be recalled and safe versions installed. *cb | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 11/01/2001 | |||
| While tightening a car seat in rear of a bent seat driver's side restraint belt slipped down between seat. dealer was notified. please feel free to provide any further details concerning this matter.*ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 9999 | 01/01/1999 | ||
| Please investigate the gen-3 seatbelt buckles and establish the 40mm or more stringent 30mm ball test as a standard for buckle safety. also, i think that chrysler should recall all of the vehicles that they put these in. the government needs to take action on this, because there is no telling how many have failed since there is no evidence after a crash, except for the fact that they can easily be bumped in a collision and release. the gen-3 seatbelt cannot pass the 30 or 40mm ball test and chrysler knew about this since 1996. the most important piece of safety equipment in a car is the seatbelt. if it isn't then why are there seatbelt laws? if it releases during a collision, then i might as well not have it on to start with. please take action on this!!!!*ak | |||
| 11/01/2000 | |||
| The gen3 seatbelts that are in quite a few family vehicles are killing people! they are reelease with too little presure. how are these belts suppose to keep our child seats safely secure? we need to get the message out to all and we need to get these fixed! i use these belts everyday for my two little girls, who are my world! their safety means the world to me, and i will not rest until the message is out to all that these seatbelts are dangerous and need to be recalled imediately! please help me!*ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 03/20/2001 | 3 | 08/04/2000 | |
| While stopping another vehicle hit consumer from behind, causing consumer to run into vehicle in front. then, consumer ran into a fence. passenger's side air bag deployed, but driver's side air bag did not deploy.*ak driver's side seat belt came loose and hung driver by left arm. driver's seat broke, fell back, and hit child in car seat in the head, the middle seat where two toddlers were, also broke and flipped backward, consumer was injured, also stated horn and cruise control did not work, possible clockspring failure. *slc | |||
| 02/01/2000 | 0 | ||
| Rear seat belt retractor doesn't work properly. it won't give any slack, it gets tighter and tighter. if consumer had to get out in an emergency it would be impossible to get seat belt unloosened. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT | |||
| 12/27/2000 | |||
| Integrated car seat chest harness doesn't restrain, tight up against chest. warranty doesn't cover after 36,000. consumer has to cover cost.*ak | |||
| 5 | 08/27/1997 | ||
| Numerous times over the last (3) or (4) months the harness on the integrated child seat became so tight around child that owner had to use the auxiliary release. *ak air conditioner has given consumer problems on 4 different occasions. abs light illuminated, brakes were noisy and were replaced. power lock failure. power steering problem, consumer did not specify. *slc | |||
| 06/16/1997 | |||
| Integrated child safety seat retractable harness comes out unevenly and it sticks, doesn't pull out smoothly. the child is very uncomfortable in the seat. also the shoulder harness straps twist ever time using the seat. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 09/11/2005 | 147325 | 1 | 09/14/1996 |
| Dt: the caller's vehicle was involved in an accident at 25 mph and the rear driver's side seat belt did not hold her child. she took vehicle to dealer, and they said it will not catch. manufacturer said they were going to look into it. the daughter chipped a tooth and where it hit her head, there was a bruise. *ak | |||