Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Jeep Wrangler submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO STAY LATCHED. DURING THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION. THE BUCKLE WOULD FIT IN THE LATCH BUT WOULD NOT CLICK. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT WITHOUT CHARGING FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT A BROKEN SPRING IN THE SEATBELT LATCH MAY BE THE PROBLEM.
I HAVE A JEEP WRANGLER, 1995. THE FEMALE END OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS NO LONGER LATCHING SECURELY. THE MALE END WILL SELF-RELEASE PERIODICALLY AND IT REQUIRES REPEATED LATCHING TO SECURE THE SEAT BELT. THIS PROBLEM DEVELOPED RECENTLY AND WILL APPARENTLY REQUIRE A REPLACEMENT OF THE SEAT BELT FEMALE END. *JB
PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK, RETRACT, AND SOMETIMES NOT COME OUT OF RETRACTOR. DRIVERS SIDE GETTING THE SAME WAY. *JB
THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS NO LONGER WORKS CAUSING THE BELTS NOT TO LOCK. NLM
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO RELEASE FROM MECHANISM TO BE USED WHILE DRIVING.*AK *SLC
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT CONFINES CONSUMER TO HER SEAT, CAN BARELY REACH THE RADIO, PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT INTO CASING AND THE PUSH BUTTON STICKS, ALSO THE PASSENGER HAS TO HOLD THE BUTTON DOWN TO LOCK IN THE BELT, THE BACK SEAT BELTS WORK THE SAME WAY OR DON'T WORK AT ALL. *JB
SEAT BELT CLASP NO LONGER WORKS. BOTH MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WOULD NOT CORRECT AT THEIR EXPENSE. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT/ REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 40000 MILES. NOW IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HAS TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SAME REASON. *AK
NEITHER FRONT SEAT BELT WILL RETRACT PROPERLY, EVEN WITH 5-10 MINUTES OF EFFORT. DRIVER'S SIDE BELT WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE BUT PROBLEM HAS RECURRED WITH IT AS WELL. *AK
EXTREME AMOUNT OF RUST THROUGHOUT VEHICLE. VIRTUALLY ENTIRE EXTERIOR OF VEHICLE PRESENTS VARIOUS DEGREES OF DECAY.NO DAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN THE SUMMARY. *AK
PLEASE ADD VIN. CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-35MPH WHEN LEAVING A FOUR-WAY STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 100YARDS WHILE STILL IN THIRD GEAR, VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. THE TOP OF JEEP GRAZED A POLE AND THE ROLL BAR BROKE. ALSO THE SEAT BELTS WERE SHREADED, AND BROKEN LOOSE. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT BROKE/FAILED WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP. *AK
TRIED TO AVOID HITTING A DEER AND HIT A TREE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD DRIVER IN THE SEAT, THEY BECAME LOOSE AND THEY DID NOT SECURE DRIVER IN THE SEAT. *AK
THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT AND WILL NOT RESTRAIN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE CASING AT ALL. THIS IS THE SECOND SET OF SEATBELTS PUT IN. *AK
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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