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 | |||
| 3 | 11/26/2002 | ||
| The gas mileage was very poor, the seat belt covers, tire tread, fog lights and dome lights were inoperative and there was a grinding noise when the brakes were applied. *ph *jb | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 11/01/1997 | |||
| The plastic housings for the female portion of the seat belt attachment have fallen apart, along with the assembly parts, making it impossible to connect the seat belts. front passenger has no seat belts. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 06/05/1995 | 1 | 06/25/1994 | |
| Seat belt failed. mjs | |||
| 1 | 09/02/1994 | ||
| Seat belt failed. | |||
| 02/23/1997 | 1 | 04/01/1994 | |
| Owner complains that seat belt is not comfortable for short female drivers. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 01/01/1999 | |||
| In the rainy or snowy conditions, braking system malfunctioned, causing extended stopping distance, and may have resulted a crash. also problems with driver's seatbelt system which always locked up when it was not suppose to. also, engine head gasket failed. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 07/22/1998 | |||
| Vehicle was involved in an accident, neither air bag deployed. also front seat belt did not lock and caught the consumer, dealer contacted. an investigator examined the vehicle, and response given was that the vehicle was okay. *ak | |||
| 03/10/1998 | |||
| Vehicle was hit in the rear and impacted another vehicle head-on 35 to 40 mph. the driver's and passenger's side air bags did not deploy, and passenger 's side seat belt unlatched from seat belt buckle. please provide any details. *ak | |||
| 07/03/1996 | |||
| In a rear and front end collision the front driver and passenger side seatbacks collapsed and the rear right side lap/ shoulder seat belt did not lock. please give more information.*ak | |||
| 12/02/1995 | 2 | ||
| Seat belt latch quit working after vehicle was hit by another car. *dsh | |||
| 02/03/1996 | |||
| The drivers side seatb elt will not stay latched. please describe. *ak | |||
| The passenger side seat belt buckle doesn't unlock . *ak | |||
| 02/22/1996 | |||
| Driver's side belt buckle broke, unable to latch seat belt. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING | |||
| 08/30/1997 | 1 | ||
| Driving 35mph, driver leaned towards passenger's side and rearended vehicle in front; upon impact, air bags did not deploy. passenger's seat belt failed to restrain & passenger hit windshield. *ak *slc | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 07/26/2004 | 1 | ||
| To properly install a child safety seat in the rear on either side ( i have two children and cannot use the center) the seat has to be almost all the way by the door because of where the latches are positioned in the rear, which seems very unsafe to have them that close to the doors in case of an accident. i have been through four diffrent child seats and have had the same problem with them all.*ak | |||
| 07/02/1997 | |||
| Applying brakes with extreme pressure seat belt that secures css in the rear disconnects and throws toddler and css into drivers seat back. *ak | |||