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.
8
Latest Sep 4, 2026
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.
1%
of 661 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 2018 RAM 1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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 Sep 4, 2026
The contact owns a 2018 Ram 1500. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the front passenger's side seat belt failed to latch. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not repaired. The contact was informed that the repair was not covered under recall. The contact referenced an unknown recall; however, the VIN was not associated with a recall related to the failure. The contact reported the failure to the manufacturer. The contact was informed that the repair was not covered under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
NHTSA ID
11762235
Incident
Sep 18, 2025
Mileage
60,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jan 19, 2024
The driver-side seatbelt material ripped in half so there is no longer a seat belt on the driver's side of the vehicle. One week later the passenger side ripped in half in the same spot on the belt. Neither have been repaired or replaced due to lack of money and because there was no accident insurance will not cover them.
NHTSA ID
11566574
Incident
Dec 6, 2023
Seat belts
Filed Jul 17, 2022
Passenger seatbelt in front will not latch happened this spring. The car dealership had my truck for 3 weeks the begining of June to clean exhaust filter and find out why every warning light on the dash was on and did not fix the seatbelt or the other two recalls according to what I pull up with my vin. I have 4 children aged 4-12 this is unacceptable.
NHTSA ID
11474386
Incident
Apr 13, 2022
Seat belts
Filed Sep 14, 2021
The contact owns a 2018 Ram 1500. The contact stated that the front passenger’s side seat belt failed to latch as needed. The contact stated that the seat belt would latch after several attempts were made. The vehicle was not diagnosed. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.
NHTSA ID
11432864
Incident
Feb 1, 2021
Mileage
48,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jul 14, 2021
The passenger seat belt buckle was rough or sharp enough that it cut into the belt fabric. It would ride up the belt when retracting and hit the upper limit of travel and cut into the belt. For safety I needed to replace the belt with a new one. I saved the torn seat belt assembly and my receipt for the repair.
NHTSA ID
11424737
Incident
Jul 1, 2021
Other / unspecifiedSeat belts
Filed Apr 12, 2021
DRIVERS SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE. HANGS LOOSE AROUND SHOULDER.
NHTSA ID
11407803
Incident
Sep 1, 2020
Mileage
73,500 mi
AirbagsBody & structureSeat belts
Filed Sep 6, 2019
Crash reported1 injury reported
THE TRUCK WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A DEER IN 2018 THAT DID NOT RESULT IN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING. THE TRUCK WAS TRAVELING ON A COUNTY HIGHWAY WHEN A DEER RAN OUT AND WAS STRUCK WITH THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. IN AUGUST 2019, THE TRUCK WAS TRAVELING ON A COUNTRY ROAD WHEN THE DRIVER STRUCK A GUARD RAIL HEAD ON. THIS COLLISION ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS. ALSO, THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT DISENGAGE AFTER THE ACCIDENT (THEY STAYED IN THE LOCKED POSITION). AFTER TALKING WITH THE TOW TRUCK COMPANY AND THE AUTO BODY SHOP, THEY FELT THAT THE SEVERITY OF THE SECOND COLLISION AND THE LOCATION SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED THE AIR BAGS, BUT IT DID NOT. THE PICTURES AND POLICE REPORT ARE FOR THE SECOND COLLISION.
NHTSA ID
11253565
Incident
Aug 8, 2019
Mileage
14,800 mi
Body & structureElectricalFuel system+1 more
Filed Nov 21, 2018
VEHICLE ONLY HAS 12,800 MILES. 4TH TRIP TO THE LOCAL DEALER. 3 TIMES TOWED DUE TO THE DISABLE. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN AND HAS NO POWER. 1ST TIME WAS INFORMED DURING GEN. MAINTENANCE THE COMPUTER HOUSED NO DATA AS THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN PUTTING IT INTO GEAR. THE NEXT 3 TIMES WERE ALL IDENTICAL AS IT IS CLEAR IT IS STARVATION OF FUEL. FUEL PUMP CHANGED AFTER 1ST TOW. SENDING UNIT CHANGED AFTER 2ND TOW. NOT SURE AFTER 3RD TOW YET. IT IS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE AS THE LOSS OF POWER TO THE MOTOR CREATES LOSS OF POWER STEERING. NOT TO MENTION BEING DISABLED IN TRAFFIC AND THE SAFETY CONCERNS! IN ADDITION THE PASSENGER SEAT BUCKLE HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND HAS BEEN ON ORDER FOR OVER 3 WEEKS. NOW I CAN SAFELY HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE CAR. ALSO MINOR BUT THE FRONT BUMPER IS ALREADY RUSTING! AND A COUPLE OTHER THINGS. *TR
NHTSA ID
11153012
Incident
Nov 20, 2018
Mileage
12,800 mi
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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