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1988 Jeep Comanche 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.
8
Latest Feb 28, 2001
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.
80%
of 10 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 1988 Jeep Comanche submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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 28, 2001

BUCKLE ON DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT REMAIN IN LATCH MECHANISM, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
881682
Seat belts
Filed Jul 26, 1999

SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON DRIVERS SIDE IS NOT LATCHING. SPRING THAT HOLDS LATCH IN PLACE TO RELEASE TENSION IS NOT WORKING. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
843350
Incident
Apr 1, 1999
Seat belts
Filed May 11, 1999

SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON IS DEFECTIVE. YH

NHTSA ID
782352
Incident
May 1, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Feb 24, 1997

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WHEN PULLINVG ON IT DOESN'T RETRACT BACKWARD . *AK

NHTSA ID
807597
Incident
Jan 14, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Jun 5, 1996

DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE FASTENS, THEN WITH ANY MOVEMENT THE BUCKLE POPS OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID
985291
Incident
Mar 5, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 11, 1995

SEAT BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT STAY FASTEN. *AK

NHTSA ID
968697
Incident
Jul 10, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 2, 1995

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, UNABLE TO LATCH. TT

NHTSA ID
966249
Incident
Feb 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Mar 29, 1995

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR/BELT CLIP FAILED. *AW

NHTSA ID
482650
Incident
Mar 29, 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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