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.
17
Latest Dec 1, 1998
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.
10%
of 165 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.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
8
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1989 Plymouth Voyager submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 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 Dec 1, 1998
WHEN TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE PASSAGER'S SIDES, THE SEAT BELTS WILL LOCK UP AND WON'T UNLOCK. IT TAKES TIME FOR THE SEAT BELTS TO UNLOCK, AND THE CONSUMER CLAIMS THAT IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ID
831528
Incident
Nov 12, 1996
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Aug 6, 1998
2 injuries reported
SEAT BELTS FAILED DURING COLLISION, ALSO PROBLEM W/SEATS. QCAW
NHTSA ID
540948
Incident
Dec 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Apr 21, 1997
FRONT RIGHT SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE FROM SCREW IN FLOOR, SEAT BELT NO LONGER OPERATIVE, OWNER ATTACHES BELT AROUND ARM OF SEAT. *AK
NHTSA ID
811374
Incident
Mar 15, 1993
Seat belts
Filed Apr 2, 1997
REAR FACING CHILD CAR SAFETY SEAT IS THROWN BACKWARDS BY IMPACT OF AIR BAG; NEEDED TO ADD A STRAP FROM TOP BACK OF CHILD SEAT TO FLOORBOARD OR BOTTOM OF DASH. *AK
NHTSA ID
516011
Seat beltsTransmission
Filed Jan 6, 1997
RECALL 96S48, RESTRAINT SYSTEM, DRIVER AND PASSENAGER BELT DOES NOT TRAVEL FULLY FORWARD ALONG THE ROOF RAIL, REPAIRED DRIVER SIDE, DEALER SAID PASS. SIDE NOT INCLUDED.
NHTSA ID
513883
Seat belts
Filed Sep 9, 1996
THE FRONT PASS. SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT LOCK COMPLETELY AND RELEASES BY ITSELF. *AK
BOTH DRIVER/PASSENGER RETRACTORS FAIL TO ENGAGE SECURING OCCUPANTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA ID
976882
Seat belts
Filed Oct 17, 1995
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WON'T RELEASE PURCHASED CAR USED . TT CONSUMER STATES PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT, SOMETIMES THEY FAIL TO LATCH. *SLC
NHTSA ID
973440
Seat belts
Filed Jul 6, 1995
Crash reported3 injuries reported
UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE OFF AT BASE WHERE BOLTS INTO FLOOR; VEHICLE BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE MOVING SLOWLY. *AK
NHTSA ID
968347
Incident
Jul 3, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jul 6, 1995
DAFTER SEAT BELT IS RELEASED, THE RECEIVING SIDE DOES NOT SPRING BACK/UNABLE TO TO LATCH UNLESS MANUALLY RETURNED TO READY POSITION. *AK
NHTSA ID
968343
Incident
Jun 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 29, 1995
STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT SNAPPED AT ANCHOR. TT
NHTSA ID
967997
Incident
Jun 27, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 13, 1995
SEAT BELT FAILURE, LOOSE SHOULDER BELTS. TT
NHTSA ID
963733
Incident
Apr 13, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 6, 1995
THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DON'T RESTART BACK AFTER USE AND THE MIDDLE BY THE SLIDING CAN'T PULL IT OUT TO USED. TT
NHTSA ID
963245
Incident
Apr 6, 1993
Seat belts
Filed Apr 5, 1995
Crash reported2 injuries reported
VEHICLE HIT A DEER AND THE SEATBELTS BROKE FROM THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN INJURIES. TT
NHTSA ID
963331
Incident
Feb 13, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 4, 1995
RETRACTOR LOCK UP, THEREFORE SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK, REPLACE TWO RETRACTOR, SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STILL MALFUNCTIONS. TT
NHTSA ID
963033
Incident
Jun 1, 1988
Seat belts
Filed Feb 3, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
COLLISION WITH A DEER AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN OCCUPANT CAUSING MAJOR INJURIES. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. TT
NHTSA ID
959549
Incident
Jan 3, 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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