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.
18
Latest Nov 22, 2016
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.
6%
of 298 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.
2
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 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 18 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 Nov 22, 2016
Crash reported2 injuries reported
MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2001 WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION IN OCTOBER OF 2015. I T-BONED ANOTHER CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS GOING 35-40 MILES PER HOUR. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO TIGHTEN AROUND MY HIPS. BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE I SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGES TO MY RIGHT LEG. THIS INCLUDED A DISPLACED FRACTURE, NUMEROUS OTHER FRACTURES, A CRUSHED INJURY TO THE TIBIA PLATEAU. I HAD 5 MONTHS IN REHAB, 3 SURGERIES, EXTENSIVE PHYSICAL THERAPY. I AM STILL RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT A YEAR LATER. IF THE SEATBELT HAD DONE WHAT IT . WAS DESIGNED TO DO, MY LEG WOULD NOT OF HIT THE DASH BOARD. THESE INJURIES WERE CAUSED BY A SEATBELT FAILURE OF MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN.. EXTENSIVE RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE.
NHTSA ID
10927566
Incident
Oct 28, 2015
Mileage
77,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Sep 23, 2009
SEATBELTS HAVE COME UNLATCHED A NUMBER OF TIMES. I THOUGHT THEY JUST WEREN'T SNAPPED IN GOOD BUT NOW I FIND OUT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE SEATBELTS. HTTP://WWW.UNSAFEBELTS.COM/INDEX.SHTML. *TR
NHTSA ID
10285023
Incident
Jan 1, 2008
Mileage
80,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jul 30, 2007
MY DAUGHTER'S FIVE YEAR OLD FRIEND GRABBED THE SHOULDER BELT TO FASTEN HER SEAT BELT WHEN THE BELT CAME LOOSE FROM THE SIDE OF THE VAN. SHE WAS SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE THIRD BENCH SEAT. FORTUNATELY, THE VAN WAS PARKED AT THE TIME, BUT I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD SHE BEEN WEARING THE BELT AND WE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR
NHTSA ID
10197901
Incident
Jul 26, 2007
Mileage
99,400 mi
ElectricalExterior lightingSeat belts
Filed Sep 12, 2006
2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN - VARIOUS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS INCLUDING: HEADLIGHT FAILURE/FLASHING, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHT FAILURE/FLASHING, TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE/BRAKE PULSING, RADIO FAILURE, SEAT BELT CONNECTOR FAILURE. *JB
NHTSA ID
10168105
Incident
Aug 28, 2006
Mileage
40,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed May 19, 2004
THE RELEASE BUCKLES ON THE 2ND AND 3RD ROW SEATS OF 2001 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ARE ABOVE THE BUCKLE AND CAN UNLATCH THE SEAT BELT BY OCCUPANTS ARMS OR OBJECTS IN THE SEAT IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ON ALL MODELS WITH THESE GEN3 CHRYSLER BELT BUCKLES. THE MINIVANS USUALLY CARRY CHILDREN WHO ARE ALL AT RISK. THE 2004 AND 2005 MODELS OF THE DODGE AND CHRYSLER MINIVANS NOW HAVE THE GEN4 BELT BUCKLES WITH THE RECESSED RELEASE BUCKLES IN THE 2ND AND 3RD ROW SEATS.*AK
NHTSA ID
10072852
Incident
May 19, 2004
Seat belts
Filed Apr 23, 2004
Crash reported2 injuries reported
WHEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT MY SONS SEAT BELT UNLATCHED CAUSING HIM TO BE THROWN FOWARD, LUCKLY HE SURVIVED THE ACCIDENT WITH ONLY BUMBS, CUTS AND BRUISES. THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THE BELT SEAMED FINE, BUT I HAVE BEEN BOTHERED BY THIS EVER SINCE AND DID MY OWN RESEARCH TO DISCOVER THAT THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM AND THEY NO LONGER USE THIS TYPE OF BUCKLE. CRYSLER REFUSED TO CHANGE MY BUCKLES TO THE NEW KIND AND I FEAR IF IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT IT COULD BE FATAL.*AK
NHTSA ID
10067735
Incident
Dec 5, 2003
Mileage
29,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jan 5, 2004
THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT BUCKLE DOESN'T LATCH ALL THE TIME, AND IT IS HARD TO RELEASE. THE INTEGRATED SEAT IS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE MIDDLE BENCH SEAT. MECHANIC STATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THE BUCKLE WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK
NHTSA ID
10053316
Mileage
47,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed May 1, 2003
THE VEHICLES SEAT BELTS DID NOT WORK AND WOULD UNLATCH AT ANY TIME. *NLM
NHTSA ID
10017960
Incident
Apr 30, 2003
Mileage
17,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed May 1, 2003
I HAVE A DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2001. MY MODEL HAS THE SEATBELT STYLE OF GEN 3 ON ALL OF MY SEATS. WE WERE UNAWAREOF THE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES BEING RAISED ABOUT THESE PARTICULAR SEATBELTS. WE BECAME AWARE FROM THE NEWS. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS MY 2 YEAR OLD HAS BEEN UNBUCKELING THIS VERY SENSITIVE TOUCH SEAT BELT. NOW I KNOW WHY THIS IS SO SENSITIVE. WE ALSO OWN A 1997 DODGE DAKOTA WITH THE SAME SEAT BELTS. I FEEL WITH AS MANY DEATHS RELATED TO THIS PARTICULAR SEATBELT DAIMLERCHRYSLER NEEDS TO PROVIDE A RECALL ON ALL GEN 3 SEATBELTS. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN UNDER 6 AND I WANT SOMETHING DONE!!!
NHTSA ID
10016835
Incident
Apr 30, 2003
Seat belts
Filed Apr 30, 2003
THE VEHICLE'S REAR SAFETY BELTS UNBUCKLED WHILE RESTRAINING A 2 YEAR OLD IN A CHILD SAFETY SEAT. BELTS ARE THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER GEN III MODEL. *JB
NHTSA ID
10017897
Seat belts
Filed May 13, 2002
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
761812
Seat belts
Filed Apr 30, 2002
ON AT LEAST 5 OCCASIONS, MY THE SEATBELT HOLDING MY CHILD'S CAR SEAT IN THE SECOND ROW CAPTAINS CHAIR HAS COME UNDONE. LUCKILY I CHECK IT BEFORE WE GO ANYWHERE EACH TIME AND HAVE CAUGHT IT. I'M NOT SURE, BUT COULD THIS BE A PROBLEM WITH THE GENERATION 3 SEATBELTS? IF SO, I DO NOT FEEL MY CHILDREN ARE SAFE RIDING IN THESE SEATBELTS AND THEY SHOULD BE FIXED. *AK
NHTSA ID
761371
Incident
Mar 25, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Apr 2, 2002
3RD GENERATION SEAT BELT RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
NHTSA ID
760123
Incident
Apr 2, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Mar 22, 2002
MIDDLE TWO CAPTAIN CHAIRS IN REAR ARE EQUIPPED WITH GEN-3 SEATBELTS. A TEST WAS DONE ON SEATBELTS AND THEY DIDN'T PASS. SEAT BELTS RELEASED ON THEIR OWN. *AK THE CONSUMER SAID THE SEAT BELT HAD NOT FAILED BUT CONCERNED ABOUT THE FAILURE OF SEAT BELTS EQUIPPED WITH GEN-3 BOLTS REPORTED IN TV PROGRAM. *YH
NHTSA ID
8006202
Incident
Mar 7, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Mar 9, 2002
SEAT BELT CAN BE OPENED TOO EASILY, FOR INSTANCE A CHILDS KNEE BRUSHING AGAINST IT CAN UNLATCH IT. I HAVE FOUND THE CAR SEAT UNLATCHED A FEW TIMES AND THOUGHT IT STRANGE AND THEN SAW ABC INVESTGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM WHICH PROMTPED ME TO WRITE.
NHTSA ID
759148
Seat belts
Filed Mar 8, 2002
CHILD SEAT CANNOT STAY IN REAR BENCH SEAT BELT DUE TO THE BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTON UNLATCHING. BUTTON APPEARS TO BE HIGH UP, RELEASING TOO EASILY. *JG
NHTSA ID
8005230
Incident
Sep 9, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Mar 8, 2002
VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH GEN3 SEATBELTS THAT RELEASE WITH VERY LITTLE PRESSURE ON BUTTON. *AK
NHTSA ID
759111
Incident
Mar 8, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Apr 18, 2001
1 injury reported
ANCHORS THAT ARE IN TRUCK STICK UP TO WHEN RECLINING. 2 BACK SEATS, SOMEONE COULD BE STUCK IN REAR.*AK CONSUMER'S 14 YEAR OLD SON HAS BEEN POKED TWICE WHILE RECLINING SEAT, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING TO HAVE THE ANCHORS REMOVED BECAUSE HE DOES NOT HAVE ANY SMALL CHILDREN. *SLC
NHTSA ID
886254
Incident
Apr 18, 2001
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