18 of the 1,415 complaints about the 1995 Dodge Neon are about the seat belts — 1% of everything reported for this model year.
18
Complaints
5
Crashes
0
Fires
5
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE DRIVING 40MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND SEAT BELT DIDN'T RETRACT. DRIVER WAS THROWN FORWARD AND INJURED.
NHTSA complaint #8014411 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE PLASTIC COVERING CONTIUALLY BREAKS OFF AND KEYS SOMETIMES GET STUCK IN THE SEATBELT LOCKING MECHANISM MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE SEATBELT TO RELEASE. THE PAINT IS BUBLING AND COMING OFF. I HAVE SEEN IT ON NUMEROUS NEONS PAINTED THE SAME LAPIS BLUE COLOR AS MINE.
NHTSA complaint #751594 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
CONSUMER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT - AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS STATIONERY WHEN A TRUCK IMPACTED FRONT END OF CONSUMERS VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH. *AK THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND THE SEAT BELT LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES. THE SPEEDOMETER AS WELL AS GAS GUAGE WERE INOPERATIVE.
NHTSA complaint #882180 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES FOR IT MISSING AND BACK-FIRING AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS. THREE OF ITS SEAT BELTS HAVE BROKEN ALSO.
NHTSA complaint #715465 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT CAME OUT OF THE BUCKLE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO FLY THROUGH THE WINDOW. THE SEATBELT WILL UNLATCH BY ITSELF JUST BY A NORMAL PULL AND WITHOUT PRESSING THE BUCKLE.
NHTSA complaint #837305 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT PROPERLY RETRACT, IT BECOMES TRAPPED IN THE BLET GUIDE ON THE SIDE OF THE DOOR, AND IS HARD TO RELEASE OR PULL OUT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
NHTSA complaint #830979 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
WHEN PUTTING THE SEAT BELTS ON THE PASSENGER'S SEAT, SEAT BELT WORKS SOMETIME'S, AND THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT DOESN'T WORK. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED BECAUSE CHILDREN ARE RIDING IN THE VEHICLE BESIDES DRIVER.
NHTSA complaint #830447 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RESTRAINT BELT BUCKLE BROKE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #819248 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT DEFECTIVE.
NHTSA complaint #515900 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELTS STICK.
NHTSA complaint #509665 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
FRONT SEAT BELTS DEFECTIVE.
NHTSA complaint #503247 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE SOMETIMES STICKS , PLEASE DESCRIBE .
NHTSA complaint #986517 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, WHEN PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON IT WON'T RELEASE BELT. TT
NHTSA complaint #973199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
REAR MIDDLE LAP BELT DID NOT HOLD THE CHILD SEAT IN PLACE WHEN TURNING TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE. TT
NHTSA complaint #967980 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
CONSUMER IMPACTED AT A 3:00 POSITION, POSSIBLE SEATBELT FAILURE. TT
NHTSA complaint #966760 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS HAVE FAILED IN DRIVER SIDE, THE MOTORIZED BELT IS NOT WORKING. TT
NHTSA complaint #965723 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT SEAT BELTS REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE TO RETRACT.
NHTSA complaint #482347 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL ACCIDENT, SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN. TT
NHTSA complaint #963333 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.