Seat belts
Filed Oct 7, 2002
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT FITS TOO, TIGHT THERE IS NO SLACK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
- NHTSA ID
- 8020294
- Incident
- Oct 5, 2002
1996 Dodge Avenger Seat belts Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
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.
11
Latest Oct 7, 2002
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.
7%
of 157 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.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Dodge Avenger submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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
Seat belts
Filed Oct 3, 2002
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVIERS SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS NO SLACK IN THE SEATBELT TO MOVE. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 8020155
- Incident
- Oct 2, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Feb 5, 2001
DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT REMAIN LOCKED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 740456
- Incident
- Feb 1, 2001
Seat beltsSuspensionTransmission
Filed Jun 5, 2000
THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT COMES LOOSE AND THE SEAT SLIDES UP WHEN APPLYING BRAKE. YH
- NHTSA ID
- 552476
- Incident
- May 8, 2000
Seat beltsTransmission
Filed Aug 30, 1999
WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF AND KEY IS OUT OF IGNITION, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAN MOVE INTO ANY OTHER GEAR . 2. PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT CAN UNLATCH BY ITSELF, CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 846134
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Mar 10, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD DRIVER BACK. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 835743
- Incident
- Mar 10, 1999
Seat beltsSuspensionTransmission
Filed Feb 11, 1999
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 530329
- Incident
- Apr 28, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Mar 11, 1997
THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT GIVE THE PASSENGER FREE MOVEMENT. ANY TIME IT IS IN USE IT LOCKS UP CONTINUOUSLY. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SEAT BELT WAS DESIGNED TO BE USED WITH A CHILD SAFETY SEAT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 808307
- Incident
- Jan 23, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Nov 4, 1996
POOR SEAT AND SHOULDER BELT PERFORMANCE. ONCE THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM IS LOCKED IN PLACE, IT WILL DISENGAGE OR DISCONNECT ON ITS OWN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 804539
- Incident
- Jun 15, 1996
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Oct 22, 1996
Crash reported
VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE BACK SEAT BELT THAT HELD THE CSS IN, CAME UNLATCHED WHICH MADE THE CSS FALL FORWARD.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 803226
- Incident
- Oct 2, 1996
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Oct 4, 1996
Crash reported2 injuries reported
DURING HEAD-ON COLLISION DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. REAR SEAT BELT RELEASED AND THREW THE CHILD IN BACK OF FRONT SEAT.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 803224
- Incident
- Oct 1, 1996
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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .