Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
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Seat belts reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Dec 28, 2011
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
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of 1,112 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
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Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
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What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Dodge 1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming seat belt
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Dec 28, 2011
Crash reported1 injury reported
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE ABNORMALLY, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CHIN AND MOUTH, REQUIRING 24 STITCHES. THE CONTACT WAS IMMEDIATLEY TAKEN FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000. KMJ UPDATED 02/01/12 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE SEAT BELTS DIDI NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED. UPDATED 02/10/12
NHTSA ID
10441473
Incident
Dec 15, 2011
Mileage
171,000 mi
Body & structureSeat belts
Filed Oct 19, 2008
Crash reported
LAST NOVEMBER ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL, I WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT WHILE GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE ROADS WERE BAD AND EXTREMELY ICY. HOWEVER, I LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHILE GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, PUT IT INTO 4X4 AND CORRECTED MYSELF, THEN THE 4X4 WENT OUT (WHICH COMMONLY HAPPENED), LOST CONTROL, HIT THE MEDIAN SIDEWAYS, AND ROLLED THE TRUCK. THE PROBLEM WAS DURING THE ROLLOVER, 1. I HAD TO PUSH MYSELF BACK INTO THE SEAT TO ENGAGE MY SEATBELT, AND 2. THE BACK TWO IN ROOF ROLL GUARDS BROKE. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 20 - 25MPH WHEN I ROLLED AND THE BACK WINDOW SMASHED DOWN SEVERAL INCHES. THE COLLAPSING OF THE ROOF SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AS BAD. THE MEDIAN HAD OVER 6" OF SNOW IN IT. IF A PERSON WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT, HE/SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. TRUCK IS CONSIDERED TOTALED. MODEL IS A 2001 DODGE 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB SHORT BOX SLT/LARAMIE W/THE 5.2L MAGNUM V8. *TR
NHTSA ID
10246057
Incident
Nov 13, 2007
Mileage
106,190 mi
Seat belts
Filed Nov 28, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT LATCH ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THE BUCKLE WAS FREE OF DIRT AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SEAT BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SEAT BELTS WERE NOT REPLACED. UPDATED 12/18/2006 - *NM
NHTSA ID
10174604
Incident
Jun 1, 2006
Mileage
65,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Nov 22, 2004
THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING. *JB
NHTSA ID
10101521
Incident
Aug 15, 2004
Mileage
95,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Mar 29, 2004
TRUCK HAS SEAT BELTS BUILT INTO THE SEAT. THE BELT IS IN A TRACT WITH A PLASTIC HOUSING WITH SMOOTHED SIDES OVER THE MECHANISM'S SHARP EDGED SIDES. THE BELT HAS BEEN ABLE TO BECOME FRAYED FROM NORMAL USE AND THE PLASTIC HOUSING HAS NOT PROTECTED THE BELT. DID DISCUSS WITH COMPANY BUT TOLD THAT IT IS "OUT OF WARANTEE" AND THE DID NOT OFFER TO INVESTIGATE IF THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT HAS ALLOWED THE BELT TO BECOME PREMATURELY FRAYED. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE BELT MAY NOT BE STRUCTURELY SAFE. FEEL IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS A SAFETY ISSUE.*AK
NHTSA ID
10064093
Incident
Mar 23, 2004
Mileage
51,000 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Dec 17, 2002
Crash reported2 injuries reported
AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, SEATBELT DIDN'T LOCK UP. TS
NHTSA ID
10000193
Incident
Nov 27, 2002
Mileage
36,500 mi
Seat belts
Filed Mar 28, 2002
1 injury reported
WHILE TRAVELLING AT AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 45/50, I HAD REASON TO RAPIDLY DECREASE FORWARD AND APPLY MORE THAN NORMAL BRAKE ACTION TO AVERT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT HAD OVERRUN A STOP SIGN. MY WIFE, WHO WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND PROPERLY BELTED, WAS THRUST FORWARD TO A POINT WHERE HER RIGHT SHOULDER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DASHOARD AND HER HEAD MADE LIGHT CONTACT WITH THE WINDSHIELD. SHE WAS SHAKEN BUT HAD NO NOTICEABLE INJURY AT THAT TIME.WE DROVE HOME, AND DURING THAT 7 MILE TRIP WE DECIDED TO RECHECK THE BELT ACTION. ON SEVERAL INSTANCES WE ACCELERATED TO 45/50 AND COMMENCED HARD BRAKING ACTION TO CHECK WHETHER WE COULD DUPLICATE THE PREVIOUS SEAT BELT FAILURE. OF THE TIMES THAT WE PERFORMED THIS ACTION, THE SEAT BELTS FAILED OVER HALF THE TIME. THIS TIME I REALIZED THAT THE DRIVERS BELT WAS ALSO FAILING.DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE. NLM
NHTSA ID
759914
Incident
Mar 2, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Jan 7, 2002
DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT LOCKS UP ALMOST EVERY MOVEMENT, SHOULDER BELT HAS BECOME A DRIVING DISTRACTION. CONSUMER HAS TO SOMETIMES PULL OVER AND UNBUCKLE THE BELT AND CONNECT SEATBELT.*AK *SLC
NHTSA ID
8001702
Incident
Aug 1, 2001
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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