Complaint 948806
1994 DODGE STEALTH • SEAT BELTS • incident May 21, 2009
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 948806
- Make
- DODGE
- Model
- STEALTH
- Model Year
- 1994
- Component
- SEAT BELTS
- Incident Date
- May 21, 2009
- Date Received
- Nov 10, 2012
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SEAT BELTS
Owner Narrative
DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELTS TWIST AND FOLD GETTING STUCK WITHIN THE GUIDE RINGS CAUSING THEM NOT TO FULLY RETRACT OR PULL FORWARD SO THAT YOU ARE EITHER UNABLE OR MUST FORCIBLY CLICK THEM INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. THE CONSTANT EFFORT OF UNTWISTING THEM CAUSES THEM TO SHRED ALONG THE OUTER EDGES. BECAUSE THEY OFTEN REMAIN TWISTED WHEN FORCIBLY PULLED FORWARD TO ENGAGE THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, THEY NEVER FULLY RETRACT AND REMAIN LOOSE ACROSS THE SHOULDER WHEN BUCKLED. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.