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1996 Dodge Caravan: seat belt won't latch or retract
9 of the 1,394 complaints about the 1996 Dodge Caravan describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 1 service bulletin for this area of the car. See below
Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year
What owners say
Seat belt keeps retracting, and consumer had to get a knife to cut belt because it would not retract. There is a recall on the intergrated child seat on these vehicles, and consumer is having the same problem.
The child belt retrector catches child's hair, and pulls it into the spool for the seat belt, causing hair to get stuck in spool, causing pain to child.
Intergrated child seat belt locks up, seat belt also jams. Owner notes that when seat belt is pulled it gets tighter. Owner also noted that the seat belt area is clean.
Seat belt retractor: while trying to get daughter out of the car seat, the belt that goes over the head would not go forward to get her out. The sea tbelt constantly twisted inside the retractors and can't get them out.
Failure of the seat belt buckle, the seat belt comes unlatched from the buckle, consumer noticed that the belt clicks it is engaged.. Consumer contacted the dealer and the dealer stated it was normal operation.
Consumer is having a problem with the rear lap seat belt, the belt does lock and unlocks with difficulty.
Integrated child seat belt retractor inoperative.
Seat belt buckle jammed.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Seat belts: integrated child seat
- What is wrong
- The bolts which secure the integrated child seat modules to the seat frame can break.
- Risk
- In the event of a vehicle accident, the child seat may not provide adequate protection to the occupant.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the integrated child seat module bolts.
Recall number 96V136000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1996 Dodge Caravan seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 1996 Dodge Caravan?
9 of 1,394 owner complaints about the 1996 Dodge Caravan (1%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 1992.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Dodge Caravan?
There is 1 recall and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Dodge Caravan
Airbag light 165Adaptive cruise 110Wipers 102Fuel leak 64Stalling 58Fuel pump 40Door locks 39ABS 34Fire or smoke 33Brake failure 32Fuel smell 27Transmission failure 27Headlights 24Loss of power 21Power steering loss 21No deployment 19Overheating 19Grinding brakes 16Check engine light 16Coil spring 10Jerking 10Ball joint 9Hesitation 9Slipping 9Tire blowout 9Oil consumption 8Premature wear 8Knocking 7Fuel gauge 7Won't shift 7Won't start 7Engine failure 5Steering lock-up 5
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