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1989 Dodge Shadow 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 Jan 7, 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.
27%
of 33 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.
1

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1989 Dodge Shadow 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 Jan 7, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AND LIGHTLY TAPPING ON BRAKES SHOULDER RESTRAINT HAS FORCEFULLY PULLED HER BACK/ LOCKS AND DOES NOT RELEASE UNTIL ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS IS A HAZARD. *AK

NHTSA ID
8001680
Seat belts
Filed Sep 24, 1998

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#92V053000). TOOK VEHICLE IN. WAITED 1 1/2 HOURS, BELT NOT FIXED. BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK. BRAKES WORK FINE. MECHANIC SAID BELTS FIXED. DROVE HOME. NO BRAKES. DRIVER'S BELT NOT FIXED. RECEIVED CARD, SAYING PARTS ARE NOW IN. VEHICLE HAS NO BRAKES. SEAT BELTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CONSUMER WILL NOT DRIVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
828196
Incident
Sep 17, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Jun 17, 1996

MOTORBELTS FAILED. *DH

NHTSA ID
505930
Incident
Jun 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 6, 1996

REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAILED TWICE, DUE TO PLASTIC HOUSING CRACKING FOLLOWED BY THE RELEASE BUTTON BREAKING. *DH

NHTSA ID
504581
Incident
Jan 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Mar 25, 1996

MOTORBELT STICKS AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. (92V053000) *DSH

NHTSA ID
503053
Incident
Feb 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Oct 2, 1995
1 injury reported

#92V053000 RECEIVE RECALL TOOK TO DEALER SAID IT WAS FIXED BUT CONSUMER SAID ITS NOT SHE GOT HURT FROM THIS PROBLEM . TT

NHTSA ID
972875
Seat belts
Filed Aug 9, 1995

THE REAR LAP SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAME APART . TT

NHTSA ID
970065
Incident
Aug 9, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 9, 1995

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE, CAN'T USE SEAT BELT . TT

NHTSA ID
970049
Incident
Jun 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 3, 1995

REPLACED AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR TRACKS. *AK

NHTSA ID
484666
Incident
Aug 3, 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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