Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Dodge Grand Caravan 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
AS I WAS BUCKLING MY CHILD INTO THE FAR REAR, CENTER SEAT, THE SEAT BELT DETACHED FROM THE SEAT, RENDERING THE SEATBELT UNUSABLE. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, WHEN BUCKLING MY CHILD INTO THE FAR REAR, LEFT SEAT, THE LOCKING MECHANISM PART OF THE SEAT BELT DETACHED FROM THE SEAT, RENDERING THAT SEATBELT UNUSABLE AS WELL. NEITHER PART HAS BEEN REPAIRED OR REPLACED.*AK
INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE ROW HAD A FIVE POINT HARNESS SYSTEM. THE CABLE THAT LOCKED THE SEAT BELT IN PLACE BROKE, AND SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY FASTENED.*AK
IN THE BUILT-IN CARSEATS FOR CHILDREN, THE SEAT BELT THAT LATCHES ACROSS THE CHEST AREA IS ABLE TO BE PULLED APART WITH YOUR HANDS. IN FACT, MY DAUGHTER, WHO WAS 4 YEARS AT THE TIME, JUST STRETCHED AND THE SEAT BELT POPPED OPEN WITH HER CHEST. WE RECENTLY WENT CAR SHOPPING AND PULLED ON OTHER BUILT-IN CAR SEAT SEATBELTS AND THEY TOO WERE EASILY PULLED APART WITH OUR HANDS.
I HAVE A DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH GEN-3 SEATBELTS IN IT AND HAVE HEARD THAT THEY OPEN DURING AN ACCIDENT. ESPECIALLY WHEN USED WITH CHILD CAR SEATS. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE I HAVE A YOUNG CHILD AND HAVE HIM IN A CAR SEAT. I HAVE TO HAVE THESE SEATBELTS REPLACED AND FEEL THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING AROUND WITH SEATBELTS THAT CAN RELEASE IN AN ACCIDENT.
SEAT BELT UPPER ANCHOR CAME OFF WHILE PUTTING ON SEAT BELT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS DONE AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. *AK *SLC
SEATBELTS WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. *AK
WHEN OUR SON WAS YOUNG ENOUGH TO USE THE BUILT IN CAR SEAT WE NOTICED THAT HE COULD OPEN THE PLASTIC CHEST CLASP BY LEANING FORWARD HARD ENOUGH. DOES THIS SEEM NORMAL FUNCTIONING TO YOU? ALTHOUGH OUR CHILDREN ARE TOO OLD FOR THE CAR SEATS NOW WE WERE WONDERING IF THIS POSES A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR OTHER FAMILIES.
SEAT BELT CLIP FAILED.
THE SAFETY BELT ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE CAME DETACHED FROM UPPER PANEL ABOVE THE WINDOW. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
REAR SEAT BELTS ARE DIFFICULT TO RELEASE FROM RETRACTORS.
WHILE PARKED, THE CENTER SEAT/RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE BECAME DETACHED FROM FLOOR, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK
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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