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1990 Dodge Caravan 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.
23
Latest May 16, 2003
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.
8%
of 278 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.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
5

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1990 Dodge Caravan submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 23 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 May 16, 2003

THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE'S SEAT BELTS WERE NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED FOR A PERSON 5'4". THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

NHTSA ID
10020031
Incident
May 16, 2003
Seat belts
Filed Apr 28, 2000

DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT EXTEND FROM THE RETRACTING MECHANISM, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
861135
Seat belts
Filed Nov 18, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER WAS IN A REAR AND FRONT END ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S RESTRAINT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN PROPERLY, CONSUMER HIT HEAD ON THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
830981
Incident
Oct 23, 1998
BrakesSeat beltsTires & wheels
Filed Oct 30, 1997

THE BUCKLES IN THE FRONT SEAT OF THE VAN ARE CRACKED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELTS. THE CALIPERS HAVE DEEP GROOVES, PROBABLY CAUSED FROM THE GUIDES WEARING INTO THEM, THE KNUCKLES, GUIDES, AND CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CAUSING BRAKE PAD FAILURE. TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED, HOWEVER STILL HAD BAD TREAD WEAR, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION WAS GIVEN. *SLC

NHTSA ID
818012
Seat belts
Filed Sep 24, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND SEAT BELT DIDN'T RETRACT. *AK CONSUMER PRIOR TO ACCIDENT HAD RECALL REPAIRS 91V053 REGARDING SEAT BELT BUCKLES. *SLC

NHTSA ID
802820
Incident
Aug 14, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Sep 24, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER STATES THAT HER SEAT BELT DID NOT SECURE HER IN AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING HER TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALSO THE DASH.*AK

NHTSA ID
802063
Incident
Jul 20, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 26, 1996

AT TIMES WHEN YOU BUCKLE THE PASSENGER SIDE SIT BELT IT IS CONSTRICTIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

NHTSA ID
800062
Fuel systemSeat beltsTransmission
Filed May 24, 1996

SEAT BELTS FAILED.

NHTSA ID
504698
Incident
Jun 19, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 17, 1996

THE DRIVERS/FRONT PASSENGER AND THE REAR SEAT OUTER SEABELTS DO NOT LATCH PROPERLY. PLEASE DESRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
984603
Incident
Feb 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Apr 26, 1996

THE DEALERSHIP HAS NFORMED HER THEY HAVE NO MORE PARTS AVAILABLE BECAUSE SHE WAITED TOO LONG TO GET HER RECALL TO BE FIXED 91V053000. *AK

NHTSA ID
982606
Incident
Apr 10, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Sep 26, 1995

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED, LEAVING EXCESSIVE SLACK IN BELTS. *SD

NHTSA ID
500997
Incident
Sep 26, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 1, 1995

SEATBELT COMES UNBUCKLE WHILE DRIVING AND LOCKUP IN THE RETRACTOR. TT

NHTSA ID
969656
Incident
Jun 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jul 12, 1995

LAP/SHOULDER BELT, LAP BELT IS TOO LOOSE WHEN DRIVING, WILL HOLD. *AK

NHTSA ID
968642
Incident
Jul 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 26, 1995

THE BACK RIGHT AND MIDDLE LEFT SEATBELTS FAILED. THEY WILL NOT PULL OUT . TT

NHTSA ID
967699
Incident
Jun 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 14, 1995

NEITHER FRONT SEAT BELTS RESTRAIN IN A SUDDEN STOP. TT

NHTSA ID
966894
Seat beltsVisibility
Filed May 31, 1995

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW FALL OFF TRACK THE BELT BREAK. TT

NHTSA ID
966091
Seat belts
Filed May 23, 1995

SEAT BELTS WILL LOCK; EXTREME EFFORT TO RELEASE BUTTON TO UNLOCK SEAT BELT. TT

NHTSA ID
965758
Incident
Apr 5, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 17, 1995

THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DIDN'T RETRACT BACK HAVE TO PUSH IT BACK IN. TT

NHTSA ID
963878
Incident
Apr 17, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Apr 14, 1995

FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELTS DO NOT RETRACT; BELTS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY CHRYSLER REPRESENTIVE. TT

NHTSA ID
963803
Incident
Oct 4, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Apr 6, 1995

SECOND SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ON PASSENGER SIDE IS SECURED BY SOME SORT OF BOLT. OCCASIONALLY ITS STEPPED ON NO LONGER PROVIDING OCCUPANT PROTECTION. TT

NHTSA ID
963450
Seat belts
Filed Mar 6, 1995

VEHICLE CAME TO A SHORT STOP AND SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT. TT

NHTSA ID
961163
Incident
Mar 4, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Feb 14, 1995

2ND AND 3RD SEATBELTS DO NOT PROPERLY RETAIN CARSEAT WHEN DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
960019
Incident
Feb 14, 1995
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Jan 5, 1995
Crash reported2 injuries reported

WHEN REAR ENDED DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN OCCUPANT FROM HITTING DASH, REARVIEW MIRROR AND CUP TRAY. 2) REAR HATCH OPENED UPON IMPACT. TT

NHTSA ID
958258
Incident
Oct 25, 1994

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

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Transmission68Body & structure58Interior & seats57Engine22Brakes16Suspension12Fuel system11Electrical10Powertrain (other)9Visibility8Steering8

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