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.
9
Latest Aug 10, 2017
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.
2%
of 537 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.
8
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2005 Dodge Caravan submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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
Fuel systemExterior lightingSeat belts
Filed Aug 10, 2017
WHEN FILLING WITH GAS THE ENGINE TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING, THIS HAPPENED ON A LEFT TURN WITH VEHICLES APPROACHING, CARS HAD TO STOP AND HELP PUSH VAN OUT OF STREET. LUCKILY IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, HAD TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN VEHICLE , VERY FORTUNATE FOR THE QUICK RESPONSE OF OTHER DRIVERS. FUEL READING WRONG FIRST TIME CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING SHOWING 1/ 4 TANK OF GAS. NOW SHUTS OFF SHOWING MORE THAN 3/4 TANK OF GAS THIS HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY, LOST ALL POWER STEERING AS WELL. AGAIN I HAD TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN CAR. SEAT BELT NOT WORKING PROPERLY. HEADLIGHT VERY DIM AT NIGHT NOT GOOD FEW FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING. THIS VEHICLE IS BECOMING MORE UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
NHTSA ID
11014523
Incident
Aug 10, 2017
Mileage
20 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jul 26, 2016
Crash reported3 injuries reported
DURING A LEFT SIDE IMPACT COLLISION WITH A SEMI TRUCK THE LEFT SEATBELT OF THE MIDDLE ROW SEAT FAILED TO LOCK. IT CAUSED MY BACKSEAT PASSENGER TO BE THROWN FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN THE VAN BECAUSE OF THE SEATBELT RELEASING TOO MUCH SLACK UPON COLLISION. SHE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES AND WAS UNABLE TO WALK FOR 6 WEEKS.
NHTSA ID
10888536
Incident
Feb 18, 2016
Mileage
148,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Apr 9, 2012
Crash reported1 injury reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
NHTSA ID
10454485
Incident
Mar 9, 2012
Mileage
100,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Apr 28, 2010
Crash reported1 injury reported
WE WERE STOPPED WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR, TO TURN INTO THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL, WHEN A 17 YR OLD REAR ENDED US. MY 1 YR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE INTEGRATED CHILD RESTRAINT AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY SAY THE MANUFACTURER SAYS THAT THE INTEGRITY OF THE SEAT CAN NOT BE COMPROMISED. IT IS ILLEGAL TO RESALE A CHILD SEAT THAT HAS BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS!!!! THEREFORE HOW CAN I EVER SELL THIS VEHICLE? *TR
NHTSA ID
10327960
Incident
Apr 23, 2010
Mileage
65,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Apr 12, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE CONTACT DETECTED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A LATCH FORK IN THE SEAT BELT STICKING OR POSSIBLY THE SPRING BEING WORN. THE NEW PART WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE FOR $400.00. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V047000 SEAT BELTS, FRONT RETRACTOR); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,228. UPDATED 05/19/10 *BF UPDATED 05/20/10.
NHTSA ID
10325157
Incident
Apr 6, 2010
Mileage
112,228 mi
Seat belts
Filed Oct 4, 2009
SEATBELT CEASED TO FUNCTION. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM/DEFECT WITH THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM. SEATBELT IN QUESTION IS SECOND ROW, PASSENGER SIDE. HAD A CHILD CAR SEAT SECURED IN OUR VEHICLE WITH SEAT BELT. CHILD OUTGREW SEAT, SO SWITCHED OUT FOR A BOOSTER SEAT. ATTEMPTED TO BUCKLE CHILD INTO BOOSTER SEAT. SEAT BELT LOCKED ACROSS CHILD'S CHEST. I UNBUCKLED THE SEAT BELT TO RE-BUCKLE IT MORE COMFORTABLY. THE SEATBELT "GAVE" A LITTLE SLACK, THEN FROZE IN IT'S POSITION. IT NO LONGER RETRACTS, NOR DOES IT EXTEND FURTHER. CONCERNED, BECAUSE HOW WOULD THE BROKEN BELT HAVE FUNCTIONED HAD THERE EVER BEEN A CRASH? MOREOVER, CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY/FUNCTIONALITY OF OTHER BELTS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR
NHTSA ID
10286241
Incident
Sep 30, 2009
Mileage
48,600 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Feb 21, 2009
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND REMAINS ON. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC PLACED ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING SHOWING THE SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER. *TR
NHTSA ID
10259538
Incident
Nov 28, 2008
Seat belts
Filed Jul 23, 2008
1 injury reported
REAR SEAT BELTS (ALL 4) SUDDEN STOP ON 5/08 AT APPROX 30MPH PASSENGER SIDE MIDDLE SEAT SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN AN 8 YR OLD CHILD FROM BENDING FORWARD - RESULTING IN LOWER ABDOMEN INJURY REQUIRING EMERGENCY ROOM VISIT THE FOLLOWING DAY. *TR
NHTSA ID
10235418
Incident
May 15, 2008
Mileage
22,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed May 6, 2007
Crash reported2 injuries reported
I WAS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT 11/02/06. I WAS THE DRIVER AND MY FATHER WAS A PASSANGER. WE WERE REARENDED AND MY FATHERS SEAT BELT DIDN'T CATCH. MY SEAT BELT CAUGHT.
NHTSA ID
10189930
Incident
Nov 2, 2006
Mileage
31,000 mi
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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