Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||||
| 0703 | 07/01/2003 | 10003805 | Procedures for servicing the seat belt latch plate cinch bar. *tt | 10/31/2003 | |
| 0801003 | 04/25/2003 | 10001520 | Seat belt cinch bar service for various models including 2004 models. *tt | 06/05/2003 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | ||||||
| PE02082 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 11/06/2002 | 04/23/2003 | SAFETY BELT CINCHING LATCH PLATE | ||
| There are no injuries or fatalities associated with this alleged defect.while conducting this investigation, odi found that the subject cinches meet the load bearing requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard 208, and that many of the reported failures were due to incorrect child safety seat installations. additionally, the report rate is low (1.60/100k).the information available fails to establish the existence of a defect trend at this time.further allocation of agency resources to this issue is unwarranted and the preliminary evaluation is being closed. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 01/03/2005 | 2 | ||
| Design flaw complaint on dodge ram van 1500 safety belts never work properly. *bf the consumer stated the seat belt hangs down and gets stuck behind and below the drivers door. *jb | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 11/16/2001 | 1 | 11/16/2001 | |
| I have a 15 passenger van and the back bench is suppose to hold 4 people ,but the two middle seatbelts do not restrain properly. the male and female belts are attacht to the right passenger side of the floor for the right passenger and the male and female belts for the left passenger are attached to the left side of the floor making it so the belts form a kind of a noose around the two middle passengers. in other words all the seat belts are conected to the ouside edges of the van floor in the back row making it so the two middle back riders are not able to be resraind from both the right and left side of the hips.*ak | |||