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1994 Plymouth Grand Voyager 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.
9
Latest Dec 21, 2004
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 198 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 1994 Plymouth Grand Voyager 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 Dec 21, 2004
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND BOTH FRONTAL SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LOCK. THIS CAUSED THE PASSENGER TO SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB *TC

NHTSA ID
10101525
Incident
Nov 14, 2004
Mileage
155,975 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jan 8, 2004

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE GEN 3 SEAT BELTS I DON'T REALLY HAVE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO US IN OUR VEHICLE, HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS FURTHER INVESTIGATION. AS AN OWNER OF A 1994 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER, I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. *LA

NHTSA ID
10052698
Incident
Jan 8, 2004
Seat belts
Filed Nov 27, 2002

NO FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE I OWN A VEHICLE WITH GEN 3 SEAT BELTS SUBJECT TO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, AND I AM REPORTING THIS TO THE NHTSA. DT

NHTSA ID
770189
Seat belts
Filed May 9, 2000

THE PASSENGER SEATBELT MOUNT FELL OFF THE VEHICLE DURING NORMAL USE, IT SIMPLY BECAME UNBOLTED FROM THE WALL OF THE VEHICLE. NLM

NHTSA ID
552179
Seat belts
Filed Sep 15, 1999

THE FRONT PASSENGER & DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLES DO NOT LATCH PROPERLY. ON SEVERAL OCCASION BOTH SEAT BELTS WERE NOT SECURED WHICH COULD RESULT IN SERVERE INJURY IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURED. *YC

NHTSA ID
548504
Seat belts
Filed Jun 9, 1998
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. DURING THE ACCIDENT, HARNESS STRAPS ON THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT THAT GO ACROSS CHEST, BECAME UNBUCKLED UNEXPECTEDLY. BUCKLE BECOMES UNLATCHED WHEN PULLED OR JERKED, CAUSING THE CHILD TO BECOME UNRESTRAINT. *AK

NHTSA ID
824110
Seat belts
Filed Apr 6, 1998

REAR SEAT BELTS ARE HARD TO PULL OUT. ALL SEAT BELTS ARE SOMETIMES HARD TO GET LOCKED. *AK

NHTSA ID
533849
Seat belts
Filed Jan 19, 1998

THE ADJUSTABLE STRAP ON THE BUILT-IN CHILD SAFETY SEATS PULL OUT EASILY, THUS NOT HOLDING CHILD SECURELY.

NHTSA ID
529165
Seat belts
Filed Jun 25, 1997

SEAT BELT BUCKLES: SEAT BELT BUCKLES ARE TO0 LONG AND WILL NOT SECURE A CHILD OR CHILD SEAT SECURELY. WITH AN ADULT, IT SLIDES ABOVE HIP ONTO THE STOMACH AREA. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *AK

NHTSA ID
813506
Incident
May 25, 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.

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