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1991 Dodge Stealth Seat belts Problems

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.
13
Latest Jun 29, 2007
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.
21%
of 63 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 1991 Dodge Stealth submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 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 Jun 29, 2007

SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED SINCE I OWNED THE CAR. ON (MAY, 200) THE SEAT BELTS IN THE FRONT DID NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. UPON TALKING TO OTHER CAR OWNERS THEY HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *AK

NHTSA ID
10194929
Incident
May 23, 2007
Seat belts
Filed Apr 1, 2007

I HAVE A 1991 DODGE STEALTH AND THE RETRACTOR FOR THE SEAT BELT NO LONGER WORKS. WHEN YOU PUT ON THE SEAT BELT IN MOST CASES THE SLACK IS NOT TAKEN UP. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I HOPE I'M NOT. *JB

NHTSA ID
10186660
Incident
Apr 1, 2007
Mileage
150,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Mar 21, 2007

MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN I PULL IT OUT TO BUCKLE UP THE EXTRA SLACK DOES NOT GET TAKEN CARE OF. IT JUST REMAINS LOOSE AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WELL IT WOULD HOLD UP IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS SEEMS TO BE MOST OF THE TIME BUT ONCE IN A WHILE FOR SOME REASON IT WILL RETRACT THE EXTRA SLACK.*AK

NHTSA ID
10185792
Incident
Mar 21, 2007
Mileage
18,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jan 15, 2007

1. SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, AND REMOVE SLACK ONCE THE SEAT BELT IS LATCHED.--- 2. AFTER BUCKLING MY SEAT BELT, THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. IT WILL LEAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF SLACK BETWEEN MY BODY AND THE SEAT. IN A WRECK, IF THERE IS SLACK IN THE SEAT BELT BETWEEN THE BODY AND THE SEAT, THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE BODY. RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY, TRAUMA, AND POSSIBLE EJECTION FROM THE CAR, INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF PARALYSIS OR DEATH.--- 3.TRIED CLEANING THE SEAT BELT HANGER AND THE PLACE THE BELT GOES INTO THE CAR, BUT THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE.--- *THERE HAVE BEEN WELL OVER 250 FAILURES, I CAN NOT GIVE AN EXACT AMOUNT OF HOW MANY TIMES I GET IN AND OUT OF MY CAR OVER A COURSE OF TIME, SO THE NUMBER I PUT BELOW IS AN CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW, AND DRIVE THE CAR BACK AND FORTH TO WORK, AND ON ERRANDS. *JB

NHTSA ID
10178728
Incident
Jan 8, 2007
Mileage
92,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Dec 11, 2006

SEAT BELT ON BOTH PASSENGER/DRIVER SIDES FAIL TO RETRACT. *NM

NHTSA ID
10175794
Incident
Sep 19, 2006
Mileage
119,500 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jul 17, 2006

SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT, LEAVING SLACK WHILE DRIVING IN BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER BELTS. *JB

NHTSA ID
10162586
Incident
Jul 17, 2006
Mileage
40,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed May 8, 2006

SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT ALL THE WAY CAUSING THEM TO POSSIBLY FAIL DURING AN ACCIDENT. *NM

NHTSA ID
10157012
Incident
May 8, 2006
Mileage
126,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Apr 25, 2006

THE SEAT BELT DO NOT FULLY RETRACT, LEAVING A LOT OF SLACK. THIS MAKES ME FEEL UNSAFE, SINCE IT IS NOT DOING ITS JOB. WITH THE SEAT BELT BEING LOOSE, IF I WERE TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, IT WOULD NOT BELT ME IN, WITH ALL THAT EXTRA SLACK HANGING OUT. THIS HAS BEEN A BIG ISSUE FOR A LONG TIME. *NM

NHTSA ID
10156029
Incident
Nov 12, 2005
Seat belts
Filed Apr 16, 2006

SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT WHEN IN NORMAL USE, CAUSING EXTREME SLACK AND GIVING NO RESTRAINT IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. NO AMOUNT OF COAXING WILL HELP THE BELT RETRACT. *NM

NHTSA ID
10155457
Incident
Apr 15, 2006
Seat belts
Filed Apr 13, 2006

I OWN A 1991 DODGE STEALTH R/T TWIN TURBO VERSION. MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT ON ITS OWN, AND THERE IS CONSISTENTLY SLACK IN THE LINE WHILE I AM DRIVING. I AM CONCERNED THAT UPON IMPACT WITH ANOTHER OBJECT, MY BELT WILL NOT BECOME RESTRICTIVE AND HOLD ITS PLACE. *JB

NHTSA ID
10155319
Incident
Aug 1, 2005
Seat belts
Filed Apr 11, 2006

SEAT BELT DOES NOT PROPERLY RETRACT AS IT SHOULD. POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE WITH SEAT BELT FAILURE IN THE EVENT OF A WRECK. *JB

NHTSA ID
10155097
Incident
Dec 1, 2005
Mileage
98,200 mi
BrakesSeat belts
Filed Dec 31, 1996

BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE OF BRAKES.

NHTSA ID
513664
Seat belts
Filed May 25, 1995

REAR RIGHT SEATBELT DOES NOT LOCK. TT

NHTSA ID
965906
Incident
May 8, 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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