Seat belts
Filed Jun 10, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ANDWITHOUT WARNING INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AND DRIVER'S SAFETY BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8011382
1996 Dodge Stratus 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 Jun 10, 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 554 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.
2
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 1996 Dodge Stratus 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 Apr 22, 2002
Crash reported
IN A FRONT END COLLISION SEAT BELT UNHOOKED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE THROWN OUT THE VEHICLE.CAR TOTALLED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8008268
- Incident
- Mar 22, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Mar 18, 2002
REAR LAP BELT BUCKLE AND REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE PLASTIC COVER KEEP FALLING OFF/APART ON LATCH SIDE. *AK CONSUMER ADDS THAT MIDDLE REAR BELT IS COMING APART ALSO, AND WON'T STAY TOGETHER. *TT
- NHTSA ID
- 8005854
- Incident
- Feb 26, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Jun 1, 2001
2 REAR SEATBELTS HAVE A PLASTIC PIECE THATS USED TO TENSION ON SEATBELT HAVE FALLEN OFF. CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO TIGHTLY SECURE CHILD SEAT. *AK *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 889525
- Incident
- Jan 15, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Mar 7, 2001
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT TIGHTENS TOO TIGHT WHEN BRAKE IS PRESSED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 882411
- Incident
- Feb 1, 1997
Body & structureEngineExterior lighting+1 more
Filed Dec 1, 1999
RIGHT HIGH BEAM HEAD LIGHT CONTINUALLY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, THE FAILURE UNKNOWN. *MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 549774
Seat belts
Filed Jan 13, 1998
CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO DEALER FOR ANOTHER SUBJECT RECALL. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 820585
Seat belts
Filed Sep 24, 1996
PLASTIC ON SEAT BELT CLINCH BAR IS BREAKING UP.
- NHTSA ID
- 509134
- Incident
- May 6, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 22, 1996
THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT GETS STUCK IN THE BUCKLE AND WILL NOT COME UNDONE.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 987181
- Incident
- Jul 22, 1996
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
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .