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1991 Dodge Grand 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.
25
Latest Jan 16, 2001
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.
19%
of 129 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.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Dodge Grand Caravan submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 25 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 Jan 16, 2001

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT STAY BUCKLED, INSIDE OF PLASTIC CAME OUT WITH BUCKLE.*AK

NHTSA ID
878206
Incident
Jan 7, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Apr 24, 2000

DRIVER'S SIDE BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY. HAD TO INSERT LATCH INTO BUCKLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BEFORE IT LOCKED PROPERLY. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
860771
Incident
Jan 15, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Dec 22, 1999

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT EXTEND FROM THE PANEL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

NHTSA ID
854282
Seat belts
Filed Jul 21, 1998

DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT WOULD NOT UNBUCKLE. PROBLEM AREA IS BUCKLE HOUSING MARK PRESS. *AK CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO UNBUCKLE THE SEAT BELT, AFTER AN HOUR HE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO UNBUCKLE IT SO THEY ADVISED HIM TO CUT IT OFF, THEY COULD NOT CUT IT OFF DUE TO LIABILITY REASONS. *SLC

NHTSA ID
825698
Incident
Jul 17, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Aug 13, 1997

EA-97-005, THE REAR MIDDLE SEATBELT ACHORAGE DOES NOT HOOK ON WHEN USING THE SEATBELT. WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IF IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
815320
Incident
Sep 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 16, 1997

SEAT BELT IN MIDDLE REAR BECOMES DETACHED DUE TO A FAULTY SPRING CLIP WHICH SNAPS INSIDE OUT. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. *AK

NHTSA ID
812608
Seat belts
Filed Jul 8, 1997

SEAT BELT HOOK/FLOOR ANCHOR ON THE MIDDLE ROW/RIGHT SIDE FAILED.

NHTSA ID
519393
Seat belts
Filed Jul 8, 1997

MIDDLE SEAT BELT DESIGNED W/MOVABLE FLOOR MOUNT, ALLOWING BELT TO OCCASIONALLY FALL OFF AS IT WAS BEING PUT ON/TAKEN OFF.

NHTSA ID
519195
Seat belts
Filed Jun 6, 1997

WHILE DRIVING, THE CENTER SEAT, RIGHT SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASE, WHEN SEAT BELT IS IN USE.

NHTSA ID
812866
Seat belts
Filed May 28, 1997

THE FLOOR ANCHOR OF THE REAR SEAT BELT FAILED.

NHTSA ID
517473
Seat belts
Filed May 13, 1997

SEAT BELT UNHOOKS FROM FLOOR ANCHOR.

NHTSA ID
517197
Seat belts
Filed Apr 23, 1997

EA-97-005, THE VEHICLE REAR MIDDLE RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE COMES LOOSE, PREVENTING PROTECTION TO THE OCCUPANT IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. *AK

NHTSA ID
811628
Incident
Mar 3, 1993
Seat belts
Filed Apr 22, 1997

THE SEAT BELT HOOK ON THE RIGHT SIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE DISENGAGES FROM THE METAL FLOOR ANCHOR. THE SPRING CLIP IS NOT BROKEN. CONSUMER HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. PLEASE ADD FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
811557
Seat belts
Filed Apr 22, 1997

CENTER SEAT RIGHT/SIDE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN THE BELT IS IN USE. *AK

NHTSA ID
811543
Incident
Apr 22, 1992
Seat belts
Filed Apr 21, 1997

CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASS FREQUENTLY WHEN THE BELT IS IN USE. *AK

NHTSA ID
811398
Incident
Apr 21, 1991
Seat belts
Filed Apr 21, 1997

THE CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES WHEN TRYING TO PUT ON BELT. REPLACED SPRING CLIP SEVERAL TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID
811391
Seat belts
Filed Apr 21, 1997

SAFETY BELT BUCKLE THAT IS ATTACHED TO FLOOR COMES UNDONE, SWINGS IN AIR. *AK

NHTSA ID
811349
Incident
Nov 15, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Apr 18, 1997

WHILE DRIVING, THE CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES WHEN BELT IS IN USE. *AK

NHTSA ID
811288
Seat belts
Filed Apr 18, 1997

SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE, THE MIDDLE SEAT RIGHT HAND SIDE THE FLOOR LATCH BECOMES UNBUCKLED, THE LITTLE CLIP THAT HOOKS COMES APART WHEN DRIVING AFTER BEING ATTACHED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE CLIP IS NOT SECURE.*JB

NHTSA ID
811185
Incident
Jul 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 18, 1997

WHILE DRIVING THE CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHORGE RELEASES WHEN THE BELT IS BEING USED DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE SPRING CLIP, DEALER HAS NOT LOOKED AT VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
811160
Seat belts
Filed Apr 18, 1997

THE CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES WHEN SEAT BELT IS BEING USED. *AK

NHTSA ID
811142
Seat belts
Filed Apr 18, 1997

THE RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT IN THE SECOND ROW COMES UNHOOKED FROM THE FLOOR ANCHORAGE. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
811121
Incident
Apr 19, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Mar 18, 1997

SEAT BELT CLIP COMES OFF OF WALL OR FLOOR.

NHTSA ID
515697
Seat belts
Filed Sep 4, 1996

MIDDLE SEAT BELT BUCKLE INOPERATIVE.

NHTSA ID
508220
Incident
Aug 26, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Aug 1, 1996

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULDN'T HOLD WHEN TRYING TO LATCH. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
800335
Incident
Jul 28, 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

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

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