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1989 Dodge Ram 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 Nov 5, 1997
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.
32%
of 28 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 1989 Dodge Ram 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

Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Nov 5, 1997

LATCHING DEVICE FOR MIDDLE BENCH AND SEAT COVERS DO NOT FIT PROPERLY.

NHTSA ID
605553
Incident
May 1, 1991
Seat belts
Filed Jun 24, 1997

CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR SEAT BELT BUCKLE(S) AT LEAST (3) MONTHS. *AK

NHTSA ID
807212
Seat belts
Filed Jan 7, 1997

PASSENGER'S SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BUCKLE RED RELEASE BUTTON WILL NOT LATCH, BUCKLE WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. *AK

NHTSA ID
807200
Incident
Dec 27, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Feb 28, 1996

THE CONSUMER FELT THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AS HE WAS DRIVING. THEN THE SEAT BELT WOULDN'T RELEASE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
979864
Seat belts
Filed Jan 22, 1996

PASSENGERS SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. *DSH

NHTSA ID
500803
Incident
Jan 1, 1991
Seat belts
Filed Dec 18, 1995

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH AND LOCK. TT

NHTSA ID
976754
Incident
Oct 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Nov 9, 1995

DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAID THERE IS NO TAKATA SEATBELT RECALL, RECALL #95V103003. TT

NHTSA ID
974961
Incident
Jul 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Oct 12, 1995

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, RED RELEASE BUTTON BROKE, UNABLE TO LATCH SEAT BELT. TT CONSUMER STATES RED PLASTIC RELEASE BUTTON DETERIORATED, CAUSING MALE PART TO HANG IN RECEPTICAL, IN ORDER TO FIX FAILED PART, CONSUMER HAS TO HAVE THE ENTIRE SIDE BELT SYSTEM REPLACED WHEN ALL THAT IS NEEDED IS THE RELEASE BUTTON. *SLC

NHTSA ID
973293
Incident
May 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 4, 1995

BOTH SEATS DO NOT RETRACT OR THEY GET JAMMED-OR STAY LOOSE. TT

NHTSA ID
969876

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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