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1988 Plymouth Sundance 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.
10
Latest Oct 29, 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.
37%
of 27 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 Plymouth Sundance submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 29, 2001

MOTOR BELT DOES NOT FUNCTION ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK *YH

NHTSA ID
898359
Incident
Oct 12, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Aug 17, 1999

REAR SEAT BELT ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY, AND WHEN TRYING TO PULL THE SEAT BELT OUT OF THE RETRACTOR, THE SEAT BELT WILL FREEZE. CONSUMER CAN'T PULL THE SEAT BELT OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID
845194
Incident
Jan 1, 1988
Seat belts
Filed May 21, 1997

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERATIVE. THE NYLON TACKS FOR BELTS HAVE WORN AWAY. *AK

NHTSA ID
812428
Driver assistanceSeat belts
Filed Aug 20, 1996

DRIVERS MOTORBELT FAILED, ALSO COMES ACROSS NECK.

NHTSA ID
507699
Incident
Aug 1, 1993
Fuel systemSeat belts
Filed Mar 28, 1996

THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS NOT PROPERLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL SO NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL (92V-053). *AK ALSO VEHICLE BLOWING SMOKE INJECTORS WERE REPLACED.*JB

NHTSA ID
981329
Incident
Mar 28, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Feb 7, 1996

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SIDE SHOULDER SEAT BELTS HAVE FAILED, INVOLVED IN RECALL NO 88V129000 IN 1993, DEALER MADE REPAIRS BUT PROBLEMS CAME BACK. *JB

NHTSA ID
978806
Incident
Feb 7, 1996
Seat belts
Filed May 30, 1995

THREE OUT OF FOUR SEAT BELT BUCKLES UNLATCH WHILE DRIVING. FOURTH SEAT BELT JAMMED IN LOCKING MECHANISM. TT

NHTSA ID
966026
Incident
May 30, 1993
ElectricalSeat belts
Filed May 4, 1995

PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT FAILED AFTER RECALL REPAIRS, FURTHER REPAIRS DENIED DUE TO VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. (88V129) *TW

NHTSA ID
489955
Incident
May 4, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jan 17, 1995

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER RESTRAINT; CAR WAS FIXED UNDER THE RECALL INTERIOR SYSTEM PASSIVE # 92V053000 AND IT FAILED AGAIN DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE CONSUMER TO FIX. TT

NHTSA ID
958731
Incident
Jan 7, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jan 11, 1995

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT FUNCTION. TT

NHTSA ID
958539
Incident
Jan 27, 1993

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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