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1993 Jeep Wrangler 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.
13
Latest Oct 21, 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.
12%
of 108 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.
1

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Jeep Wrangler 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 Oct 21, 2002

CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TWO FRONT SEAT BELTS. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACED. TS

NHTSA ID
8021267
Seat belts
Filed Aug 16, 2000

PLASTIC PART THAT HOLDS BELT BUCKLE IN PLACE IS DETERIORATING AND DOES NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN. *AK

NHTSA ID
867956
Incident
Aug 1, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Jul 5, 2000

FRONT SEATBELTS WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO THE MACHENISM. CONSUMER HAS BROUGHT JEEP TO DEALER 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
864762
Incident
Jul 5, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Dec 14, 1999

THE DRIVER WAS STUCK IN SEAT FOR AN HOUR DUE TO THE BUCKLE NOT RELEASING HIM. OWNER HAD TO LAY SEAT ALL THE WAY BACK IN ORDER TO SLIDE OUT OF BELT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. BUCKLE STILL STUCK. *AK

NHTSA ID
854040
Seat belts
Filed Feb 8, 1999

BOTH FRONT PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
834608
Seat belts
Filed Apr 8, 1998

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED, CAUSING THE WEB PART OF THE BELT TO GET CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR, DOES NOT PROTECT DRIVER IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
533968
Incident
Mar 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Jun 26, 1997

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE RED RELEASE BUTTON BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT NOT TO LATCH INTO THE BELT BUCKLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
813522
Seat belts
Filed Mar 12, 1997

WHILE GETTING INTO VEHICLE, SHOULDER BELT LOCKED UP AND WILL NOT RETRACT EITHER WAY; TAKEN TO DEALER & HAD PROBLEM FIXED BEFORE, BUT PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED. *AK

NHTSA ID
809927
Incident
Feb 26, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Dec 3, 1996

ON THREE OCCASSIONS THE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, ONCE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE AND TWICE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

NHTSA ID
805860
Seat belts
Filed Jan 24, 1996

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS CANNOT BE PULLED OUT OF THE RETRACTING MECHANISM. TT

NHTSA ID
978128
Incident
Jan 24, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Mar 6, 1995

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS MALFUNCTIONING, BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT OF RETRACTOR. TT

NHTSA ID
961179
Incident
Jan 28, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 21, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

FRONT PASSENGER SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT RETAIN OCCUPANT DURING FRONT END-COLLISION 35-50. SUSTAINED HEAD AND MINOR INJRIES. TT

NHTSA ID
960266
Incident
Jul 2, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Feb 8, 1995

FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SEATBELT ANCHORAGE DETACH FROM FLOOR. TT

NHTSA ID
959768
Incident
Feb 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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