I am writing to support a recall of the gen3" type seat belt buckles in daimler chrysler vehicles. The buckle is dangerously prone to un latching during auto accidents and represents a safety hazard to as many as 16 million drivers.
Plymouth Voyager seat belt problems
136 of the 4,779 owner complaints about the Plymouth Voyager describe seat belt won't latch or retract, most of them for the 1992 model year.
- owner complaints
- 136
- worst model year
- 1992
Is there a fix? There are 5 recalls for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
What owners say
My son was in a 1993 plymouth voyager that left the road and rolled six times. I believe he had his seatbelt on, but that it failed him. He was ejected from the vehicle and died four days later.
Defective driver's side seat belt. The belt was not retractable. Broke when I hit a bump on a mountain road. I did not run into anything, and my air bag did not deploy. I consider this to be a safety factor. *ak the drivers seat belt had frozen. The dealer stated that they could order another seat belt because they were not available and would not be able to be repaired. *scc
The seat belt buckles in this van are of a dangerous design. They pop open too often. It's worst for the rear seats where we have at least one incident per month where the buckles have somehow released on their own.
The front passenger seat belt was locked into the buckle.
Consumer states that while driving and no warning if brakes are applied the seat belt will not lock up and this can cause injuries to the consumer to the if in a vehicle accident. Dealer notified. Mr
Second row of seat, passenger's side seat belt when locked in position, will stick.have to have belt forcessively removed, which could be deadly in a accident.
Rear seat belt retractor tightened pinning child in seat when trying to release child from selt belt .
Whenever bumping into seat belt buckle seat belt will come loose at any given time, no matter how hard or soft consumer hits it.
Seatbelt buckles come loose when something is bumped against it. Consumer called dealer, and they stated it was a manufacturer's defect. *ak
Related recalls
Seat belts: rear/other
- What is wrong
- On certain minivans, some trim material can loosen and drop into the rear outboard seat belt assembly, causing the seat belt to become inoperative.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained, increasing the risk of personal injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the trim with foam blockers and inspect and replace all 3rd row seat belt assemblies. Owner notification began june 3, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1‑800‑853‑1403.
Recall number 02V076000 · Recall details
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger mini-vans. The center rear seat, right outboard side, safety belt anchor hook can become unattached from the body anchor position.
- Risk
- In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained increasing the risk of personal injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the anchor hook retaining clip with a revised profile clip and a cover plate.
Recall number 97V149000 · Recall details
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger mini-vans. Covers on the solid stalk mounted seat belt buckles can become dislodged causing the release button to stick inside the cover. The buckle would then be only partially latched.
- Risk
- In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained increasing the risk of personal injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a cover retaining clip to the stalk mounted buckle cover to prevent dislocation of the buckle cover.
Recall number 97V148000 · Recall details
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
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- What is wrong
- Inboard front seat belt buckle assembly straps can suffer fatigue failure of the strap near its anchor position.
- Risk
- Fatigue failure of safety belts in a sudden stop oraccident condition results in increased likelihood of injury to seat occupant.
- Remedy
- Replace fatigued straps or retrofit straps with a reinforcement plate and removal of an antirotation tab to prevent fatigue failure.
Recall number 91V053000 · Recall details
Questions about the Plymouth Voyager seat belt
Which Plymouth Voyager years have seat belt won't latch or retract problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1992 (38 complaints), 1991 (31 complaints) and 1993 (28 complaints).
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