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 - ANCHORAGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 97V073002 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 04/01/1992 to 06/30/1993 | V (Vehicle) | 24000 | 09/05/1997 | ODI | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 05/12/1997 | 05/23/1997 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The guide rail on the driver's side contains a covered cable and also an angled belt guide at the top end of the webbing. the combination of these factors can lead, over time, to the cable's movement exerting abrading force to the lower edges of the cable's chamber, sufficient to cause the cable to drop out of the chamber with the shoulder belt anchorage becoming stuck. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a new replacement guide rail that incorporates a double lip dust seal and an anodic oxide coating. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification:owner notification will be phased into three mailings with the first mailing beginning during august 1997. note:owners who take their vehicle to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chrysler at 1-800-853-1403.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | ||||||
| EA96014 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 06/28/1996 | 06/12/1997 | AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILURE | 97V063002 | |
| The automatic shoulder belt allegedly malfunctions or fails | ||||||
| EA96014 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 06/28/1996 | 06/12/1997 | AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILURE | 97V073002 | |
| The automatic shoulder belt allegedly malfunctions or fails | ||||||
| EA96014 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 06/28/1996 | 06/12/1997 | AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILURE | 97V073001 | |
| The automatic shoulder belt allegedly malfunctions or fails | ||||||
| EA96014 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 06/28/1996 | 06/12/1997 | AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILURE | 97V073000 | |
| The automatic shoulder belt allegedly malfunctions or fails | ||||||
| PE96007 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 01/19/1996 | 06/28/1996 | AUTO SHOULDER BELT FAILURE | ||
| The automatic shoulder belt allegedly malfunctions or fails | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 01/06/2002 | |||
| Driver's seatbelt is stuck in up position, consumer unable to use seatbelt.*ak | |||
| 08/01/2000 | |||
| Driver's side automatic seat belt no longer works when door is closed. passenger's side is having the same problem. dealer said to call manufacturer for coverage. *ak | |||
| Cable on driver's seat belt pulled away from guiderail, causing seat belt to become inoperable. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| Recall not listed; this consumer received a notice for this problem which are the seat belts. she would like to know what is the corrective action the dealership is to perform because the dealer is telling her something different then what's in the letter. *ak | |||
| 2 | |||
| Motorized restraint on the passenger's side is inoperative. the dealer and the manufacturer have been notified. *ak now, driver side motorbelt is defective, both were replaced and two months later, both failed again, dealer stated a whole new unit was needed at 800 dollars. *slc | |||
| 1 | |||
| The automatic seat belt failed. | |||
| 05/01/1995 | 1 | 08/01/1994 | |
| Upon closing door experiences intermittent passive restraint failure when shoulder harness pins driver/passenger back and chokes. *ak | |||
| 01/19/1996 | 1 | 07/01/1992 | |
| Cable broke on driver's automatic shoulder belt, preventing belt from sliding on track. | |||
| Passenger side passive restraint shoulder will not retract w/lap belt too tight with problems adjusting. please describe details. tt | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 10/20/2002 | 1 | 11/01/2092 | |
| No summary. dt | |||
| 07/01/2000 | 1 | 08/01/1997 | |
| Chrysler corp. will not cover the repairs to my vehicle under mfg campaign #728 (nhtsa campaign #97v073002). chrysler claims my vehicle was not included as part of the recall. we've pulled the defective guide rail out of the vehicle and the cable did drop out of the chamber resulting in the shoulder belt anchorage becoming stuck. i am very unsatisfied with the way in which chrysler has handled my complaints as i feel this is not a minor mechanical defect but a major safety defect in the vehicle. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Seat belt failure prior to recall notice. | |||
| 01/01/1997 | 1 | 11/01/1996 | |
| Driver's side shoulder belt guide rail doesn't work. | |||
| 08/14/1996 | 3 | 07/21/1992 | |
| Seat belt failed 3 times. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 05/01/1999 | 1 | 06/25/1996 | |
| The automatic seat belt cable came out. nlm | |||
| 01/12/1997 | |||
| The front seat belt will not retract and the belt feels like it is locking around the pasenger and the driver. *ak | |||
| 01/03/1996 | |||
| The automatic seatbelts will not retract and will not restrain the occupant. please describe. *ak | |||
| 09/12/1995 | |||
| Failure of the driver and passenger side seat retractor seat belt will not retract. tt | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING | |||
| Motorized shoulder belt recall--owner wants to know if the guide rail and the track are the same piece, dealer claims the guide rail isn't included in the recall. | |||
| 03/01/1998 | 08/01/1992 | ||
| Driver's shoulder belt does not move at all. but can hear the mechanism moving. but not shoulder belt which won't protect the occupant in event of an accident. *ak | |||
| 09/22/1994 | 1 | 02/01/1993 | |
| Shoulder belt occasionally tightens to the point of choking driver. *dh | |||