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.
10
Latest Apr 28, 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.
1%
of 718 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.
3
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Dodge Intrepid submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 Apr 28, 2003
I AM VERY SCARED ABOUT THE GEN 3 SEAT BELTS. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN I AM VERY SCARED FOR THEIR SAFETY. I DO NOT THINK THAT YOUR PRODUCT IS SAFE AND THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS COULD CAUSE MANY DEATHS. I ALSO FEEL THAT YOU SHOULD REPLACE THEM WITH THE GEN 4 SEAT BELTS FOR FREE. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF YOUR KIDS WERE IN THE CAR AND THEY GOT HURT? I BET YOU WOULDN'T LIKE THAT. IF IT WAS YOUR CAR WITH YOUR KIDS, YOU WOULD HAVE IT REPLACED. *JB P.S. I SAW THIS ON THE TV THERE WAS NO INCIDENT DATE.
NHTSA ID
10016669
Incident
Apr 28, 2003
Seat belts
Filed May 8, 2002
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT, THEY END UP LOOSE WHEN BEING WORN, THEN THEY USUALLY FALL ON THE FLOOR WHEN NOT BEING USED.
NHTSA ID
9006341
Seat belts
Filed Jan 10, 2002
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELTS DO NOT RETRACT INTO RETRACTOR, DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK *SLC
NHTSA ID
8001925
Incident
Sep 28, 2001
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Mar 1, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported
MY DAUGHTER RAN INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND TOTALLED A 1994 INTREPID. NEITHER AIR BAG NOR SEAT BELT RESTRAINT DEVICE WORKED. SHE IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS INJURED.
NHTSA ID
741762
Incident
Feb 28, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Aug 30, 2000
BOTH PLASTIC SPACERS OR GUIDE WERE BROKEN AND LAYING ON THE FLOOR. IT ALLOWED THE BACK OF THE PASSENGERS SEAT TO MOVE UPWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF AT LEAST ONE QUARTER OF A INCH 1/4 ". THE SEAT BELT IS HOOKED TO THIS ASSEMBLY AND THIS FREE PLAY COULD IN CASE OF A ACCIDENT BE ENOUGH TO GIVE A HEAD START AND ALLOW THE SEAT TO TEAR OUT AND INJURE THE PASSENGER.
NHTSA ID
729573
Incident
Aug 30, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Jan 19, 1999
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER
NHTSA ID
702373
Incident
Jan 17, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Jul 20, 1998
BOTH FRONT LAP SEAT BELTS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY.
NHTSA ID
538476
Incident
Jun 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Oct 28, 1997
1 injury reported
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT.
NHTSA ID
524045
Incident
Sep 1, 1997
Seat beltsVisibility
Filed Jan 17, 1997
HEADREST FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPORT IN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA ID
513816
Incident
Jan 17, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Oct 8, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE DURING A REAREND COLLISION, DRIVER HIT HEAD ON VISOR. *AK
NHTSA ID
802730
Incident
Jul 7, 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.
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