2007 Dodge Nitro: seat belt won't latch or retract

5 of the 494 complaints about the 2007 Dodge Nitro describe seat belt won't latch or retract.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 1%
typical mileage: 120,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below

Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year

2011
1
2007
5

What owners say

Filed Jul 22, 2016 · Airbags, Seat belts · 125,000 miles · TX · fire · 3 injuries

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro. The contact stated there was an explosion that occurred under the vehicle. As a result, the vehicle elevated with the driver and passenger in the vehicle. The driver side air bag failed to deploy. In addition, smoke emitted into the vehicle and flames appeared underneath. The driver's seat belt failed to release. The driver sustained bruises to the left arm, back, and neck injuries that required medical attention. The rear passengers also sustained bruises and neck injuries that did not require medical attention. The driver and passenger were able to exit the vehicle. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's resident. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v121000 (air bags, power train, structure). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.

Filed Aug 10, 2015 · Airbags, Seat belts · 140,000 miles · AZ

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro. The contact stated that that while driving at 35 MPH, the front driver's side seat belt un-buckled independently and failed to buckle intermittently. The air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.

Filed Aug 15, 2013 · Transmission · 120,000 miles · LA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro. The contact stated that while accelerating from a stop sign, there was a explosion heard from under the vehicle. The seat belt automatically locked and smoke started emitting into the vehicle. The contact mentioned that after inspecting the vehicle, he noticed that the driveshaft had become separated from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician was unable to determine what cause the failure but stated that the drive shaft needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 148,000.

Filed Oct 27, 2010 · Seat belts · 39,000 miles · IN · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro. The contact was traveling 25 MPH when a vehicle crashed into the right side of the vehicle. The air bags deployed and the seat belt restrained the contact from striking the air bags. The contacts vehicle was spun around from the initial impact and another vehicle crashed into the rear of his vehicle. The driver side seatbelt then released from the latch, sending the contact into the passenger seat. The contact was injured. A police report was available. The vehicle was towed to the dealer to be repaired. The dealer stated that he was aware of common seat belt failure in the same year, make and model as the contacts vehicle. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 39,000.

Filed Nov 17, 2009 · Seat belts · 13,000 miles · TX

2007 dodge nitro rt. Seat belt rubs on the panel where the seat belt mechanism is and due to the rubbing from the seat belt, it creates a sharp edge on the plastic panel and now my seat belt is fraying due to the sharp edge. Every time the belt is getting worse and worse..dealer wont replace. I have pics of the area effected. If people get into a crash the seat belt may fail on impact..this is a big subject on our dodge nitro forum..lots of complaints.