Investigations


NHTSA IDManufacturerDate openDate closeSubjectRecall campaign
SEAT BELTS
PE96008CHRYSLER GROUP LLC01/25/199606/28/1996SAFETY BLT LATCH OPERATION
 There is no summary currently available
SEAT BELTS - INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT
SQ96016CHRYSLER GROUP LLC09/18/199602/04/1997INTEGRATED 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 datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
08/26/20001
 While trying to buckle up seat belt on the left side of the last row seat, seat belt became detached from top bolt. *ak
02/13/1995
 The seat belt release button does not hold the belt in place and sometimes the belt jams in the release button. *ak