RoadVitals

1995 Dodge Neon 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.
20
Latest Jul 22, 2002
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 976 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.
5
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 1995 Dodge Neon submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 20 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 Jul 22, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE DRIVING 40MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND SEAT BELT DIDN'T RETRACT. DRIVER WAS THROWN FORWARD AND INJURED. *AK

NHTSA ID
8014411
Incident
Jul 20, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Sep 3, 2001

THE PLASTIC COVERING CONTIUALLY BREAKS OFF AND KEYS SOMETIMES GET STUCK IN THE SEATBELT LOCKING MECHANISM MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE SEATBELT TO RELEASE. THE PAINT IS BUBLING AND COMING OFF. I HAVE SEEN IT ON NUMEROUS NEONS PAINTED THE SAME LAPIS BLUE COLOR AS MINE.*AK

NHTSA ID
751594
Incident
Aug 29, 2001
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Mar 6, 2001
Crash reported3 injuries reported

CONSUMER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT - AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS STATIONERY WHEN A TRUCK IMPACTED FRONT END OF CONSUMERS VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH. *AK THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND THE SEAT BELT LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES. THE SPEEDOMETER AS WELL AS GAS GUAGE WERE INOPERATIVE. *YH

NHTSA ID
882180
Incident
Mar 3, 2001
EngineSeat belts
Filed Dec 1, 1999

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES FOR IT MISSING AND BACK-FIRING AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS. THREE OF ITS SEAT BELTS HAVE BROKEN ALSO.

NHTSA ID
715465
Incident
Nov 1, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Jun 7, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT CAME OUT OF THE BUCKLE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO FLY THROUGH THE WINDOW. THE SEATBELT WILL UNLATCH BY ITSELF JUST BY A NORMAL PULL AND WITHOUT PRESSING THE BUCKLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
837305
Incident
Apr 6, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Nov 18, 1998

SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT PROPERLY RETRACT, IT BECOMES TRAPPED IN THE BLET GUIDE ON THE SIDE OF THE DOOR, AND IS HARD TO RELEASE OR PULL OUT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
830979
Seat belts
Filed Nov 9, 1998

WHEN PUTTING THE SEAT BELTS ON THE PASSENGER'S SEAT, SEAT BELT WORKS SOMETIME'S, AND THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT DOESN'T WORK. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED BECAUSE CHILDREN ARE RIDING IN THE VEHICLE BESIDES DRIVER. *AK

NHTSA ID
830447
Incident
Oct 18, 1998
AirbagsSeat beltsVisibility
Filed Jul 10, 1998

SEAT BELT FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
538138
Seat belts
Filed Nov 19, 1997

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RESTRAINT BELT BUCKLE BROKE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
819248
Interior & seatsSeat beltsSteering
Filed Jul 1, 1997

POWER STEERING FAILED.

NHTSA ID
518994
Incident
Mar 1, 1997
BrakesElectricalExterior lighting+2 more
Filed Mar 24, 1997

BRAKES FAILED.

NHTSA ID
515900
Incident
Mar 18, 1997
Heating & air conditioningSeat beltsTransmission+1 more
Filed Oct 9, 1996

AIR CONDITIONER SHORT.

NHTSA ID
509665
Incident
Jun 18, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 5, 1996

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE SOMETIMES STICKS , PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

NHTSA ID
986517
Heating & air conditioningEngineExterior lighting+4 more
Filed Mar 7, 1996

FRONT SEAT BELTS DEFECTIVE.

NHTSA ID
503247
Incident
Jul 20, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Oct 10, 1995

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, WHEN PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON IT WON'T RELEASE BELT. TT *JB

NHTSA ID
973199
Incident
Oct 10, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 29, 1995

REAR MIDDLE LAP BELT DID NOT HOLD THE CHILD SEAT IN PLACE WHEN TURNING TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE. TT

NHTSA ID
967980
Incident
Jun 25, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 13, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER IMPACTED AT A 3:00 POSITION, POSSIBLE SEATBELT FAILURE. TT

NHTSA ID
966760
Incident
Apr 14, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 23, 1995

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS HAVE FAILED IN DRIVER SIDE, THE MOTORIZED BELT IS NOT WORKING. TT

NHTSA ID
965723
Incident
Mar 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 7, 1995
Crash reported2 injuries reported

WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL ACCIDENT, SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN. TT

NHTSA ID
963333
Incident
Jan 27, 1995
Seat beltsSuspensionVisibility
Filed Mar 18, 1995

FRONT SEAT BELTS REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE TO RETRACT.

NHTSA ID
482347
Incident
Mar 18, 1995

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

Engine295Brakes220Steering126Airbags106Electrical90Transmission77Fuel system52Driver assistance48Visibility44Heating & air conditioning36Interior & seats34Exterior lighting32Suspension30Body & structure22Powertrain (other)21Tires & wheels11

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .