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1987 Dodge Ram 50 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.
9
Latest Feb 22, 1998
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.
100%
of 9 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 1987 Dodge Ram 50 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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 Feb 22, 1998

SEAT BELT BUCKLE RECALL WORK NOT DONE DUE TO DEALERSHIP HAVING NO KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL.

NHTSA ID
530964
Seat belts
Filed Sep 8, 1997

THE RECALL WAS TAKING CARE OF AUGUST 12. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK ON THE 14TH BECAUSE THE BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT BUCKLE. RECALL- 95V103003. *AK

NHTSA ID
816098
Seat belts
Filed Aug 27, 1997

RECALL 95V-103003 ; DEALERS HAVE NOT SERVICED VEHICLE FOR RECALL ON SEATBELT BUCKLES FOR 3 YEARS BECAUSE OF PARTS. *AK

NHTSA ID
815744
Seat belts
Filed Apr 7, 1997

OWNER STATES THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR SEAT BELT BUCKLES AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERS THAT THE WORK WAS REPAIRED WHEN IT REALLY WASN'T. OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT DEALERS THEN TOLD HER THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
810762
Seat belts
Filed Jul 9, 1996

MR. BENTTI CALLED DODGE AND DODGE SAID THAT THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THE SEAT BELTS. *AK

NHTSA ID
986627
Seat belts
Filed Jun 19, 1996

THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT BUCKLE IS BROKEN AND WILL NOT LATCH.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
985838
Incident
Jun 12, 1996
EngineFuel systemSeat belts+1 more
Filed Jun 3, 1995

THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEVER LOCKED AT 68,66O MILES. TT

NHTSA ID
966338
Incident
Jan 17, 1994
Seat belts
Filed May 30, 1995

TWO REPLACEMENTS OF PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BECAUSE OF LATCHING DEFICIENCY. TT

NHTSA ID
966028
Incident
Jan 30, 1992
Seat belts
Filed May 22, 1995

TWO OF THREE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT LATCH, TWO HAVE BROKEN PIECES INSIDE. TT

NHTSA ID
965703
Incident
May 22, 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.

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