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.
9
Latest Aug 17, 2017
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.
5%
of 187 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.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2011 Jeep Compass 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
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Aug 17, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. SZOTT M-59 CHRYSLER JEEP (LOCATED AT 6700 EAST HIGHLAND RD, WHITE LAKE, MICHIGAN 48383) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
NHTSA ID
11016042
Incident
Jan 17, 2017
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Aug 9, 2017
RECALL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED
NHTSA ID
11014062
Incident
Jun 9, 2017
Seat belts
Filed Jul 27, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA ID
11011117
Incident
Sep 26, 2016
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Jul 6, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA ID
11003245
Incident
Feb 15, 2017
Seat belts
Filed May 1, 2017
Crash reported2 injuries reported
S61/NHTSA 16V-668 OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER - THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT ABOUT 1 YEAR PRIOR TO THIS RECALL AND THE SAFETY BELTS DIDN'T RESTRAIN PROPERLY, AS BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED AND AFTER 19 MONTHS LATER ARE STILL BEING TREATED FOR INJURIES. THE SEAT BELT LIGHT INDICATOR WOULDN'T GO OFF WHEN NO SEAT BELT WAS ON EVEN AT SPEEDS OF 40+ MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR A FIX AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND SUCH AN ISSUE. IT MALFUNCTIONS PERIODICALLY AND WILL NOT GO OFF AS TO NO SEAT BELT ON WHEN GOING 40+MILES OR LIGHT WILL COME ON BUT DINGING NOISE OR SOMETIMES NOTHING WILL COME ON. THERE HAS EVEN BEEN A FEW TIMES WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER BELTS ARE ON AND SECURE. CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL WITH NO FIX YET, BUT WILL NOT ISSUE RENTAL OR LOANER CARS AS THEIR IS NO SAFETY ISSUE??? .I WANT TO SAY ALL THE ISSUES STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, FIRST WITH THE VEHICLE LOCKING ME OUT OF THE CAR.THE SECURITY SYSTEM SEIZED AND I COULDN'T START MY CAR OR ANYTHING AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED AT ABOUT 9,000 MILES. THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW. FILED ANOTHER COMPLAINT ON THE DRIVE TRAIN FOR THIS VEHICLE - I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE AT ALL. THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO TELL ME THE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG. I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATE WITH ME - IT WAS THE END OF SEPTEMBER BEGINNING OF OCTOBER IN 2015, RIGHT AFTER THE CAR ACCIDENT. I BROUGHT IT BACK AFTER I HAD RECEIVED IT BACK FROM THE FIXES TO CAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CHECKED EVERYTHING AND ALL IS FINE. IT ISN'T FINE AND I STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES WITH IT. IT HAPPENS PERIODICALLY AND IT IS WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING.
NHTSA ID
10981655
Incident
Oct 1, 2015
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Apr 21, 2017
RECALL FOR OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER FAILURE WAS ANNOUNCED BY CHRYSLER OVER 2 YEARS AGO AND I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL OVER A YEAR AGO THAT MY 2011 JEEP COMPASS WAS INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THIS MEANS THAT MY SEAT BELT AND FRONT AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, LEAVING ME AND MY FAMILY SUBJECT AT AN INCREASE FOR SEVERE INJURY OR FATALITY. I HAVE INQUIRED ABOUT A REPAIR AND WAS TOLD BY MY LOCAL DEALER, CAPITAL CHRYSLER, JEEP, DODGE THAT THE FIX HAD NOT BEEN RELEASED YET BUT THEY HAD SCHEDULED IT FOR A FIX OF THIS PROBLEM (4/4/17) WHILE IT WAS IN FOR ANOTHER ISSUE. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THE FIX HAD NOT BEEN RELEASED BY MOPAR, NOT THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. IT REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER (ORC). IS THIS A PART THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE OR IS IT A COST FACTOR FOR CHRYSLER AT MY EXPENSE? THEN, I RECEIVED ON 4/15/17 A CARD IN THE MAIL MARKED "URGENT" FROM MOPAR (COPY ATTACHED). IT INDICATED THAT I HAD NOT GOTTEN MY CAR RECALL REPAIRED AND TO CONTACT MY DEALER IMMEDIATELY TO GET MY ORC REPLACED. I CONTACTED CAPITAL AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART HAD NOT BEEN RELEASED YET AND THAT THE CARD HAD BEEN MAILED TO ME FROM MOPAR. I THEN CALLED MOPAR ON 4/20/17 AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT A FIX YET AND THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN THERE WAS. THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. WHY DID I RECEIVE THE CARD IN THE MAIL AND WHY IS THERE SUCH A MIX UP. NOT THAT I AM PLANNING TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT BUT THIS LACK OF SAFETY RESTRAINTS REALLY FRIGHTENS ME AND COULD HAVE CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. I AM ATTACHING A COPY OF THE CARD, FRONT AND BACK, THAT I RECEIVED FROM MOPAR.
NHTSA ID
10979830
Incident
Apr 15, 2017
Mileage
49,611 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Dec 15, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA ID
10935513
Incident
Oct 1, 2016
Seat belts
Filed Jun 15, 2015
1 injury reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP COMPASS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD REST SEPARATED. THE HEAD REST STRUCK THE CONTACT'S NECK AND HEAD, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO SUFFER A DISLOCATED NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD REST PLASTIC BASE SEPARATED DUE TO DEFECTIVE PLASTIC. THE HEAD REST WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,519.
NHTSA ID
10725202
Incident
Jun 8, 2015
Mileage
74,519 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jul 18, 2011
2011 JEEP COMPASS, A RENTAL VEHICLE. THE FRONT RIGHT SEAT SAFETY BELT, WHILE APPEARING TO BE BUCKLED, WAS NOT SECURELY FASTENED. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP, THE BELT UNBUCKLED ALLOWING THE PASSENGER TO MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS THE DASHBOARD. NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THE INCIDENT. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE OUTER PLASTIC CASING OF THE BUCKLE RECEPTACLE WAS NOT IN THE CORRECT POSITION. THIS PIECE WAS MOVED BY HAND INTO THE CORRECT POSITION, AND THE BELT THEN APPARENTLY OPERATED APPROPRIATELY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE RENTAL PERIOD. *KB
NHTSA ID
10413451
Incident
Jul 13, 2011
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