Staten ISL, NY
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT LATCH STRIPPED.
NHTSA complaint #605553 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1989 Dodge RAM seat belt problems
11 of the 35 complaints about the 1989 Dodge RAM are about the seat belts — 31% of everything reported for this model year.
11
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Buckle Assembly
7
63.6%
Retractor
2
18.2%
Webbing
2
18.2%
Seat Belts across every Dodge RAM year
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
Culloden, GA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR SEAT BELT BUCKLE(S) AT LEAST (3) MONTHS.
NHTSA complaint #807212 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Blytheville, AR
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
PASSENGER'S SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BUCKLE RED RELEASE BUTTON WILL NOT LATCH, BUCKLE WILL NOT STAY CLOSED.
NHTSA complaint #807200 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EL Prado, NM
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGERS SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. *DSH
NHTSA complaint #500803 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EL Prado, NM
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
ORANGE RELEASE BUTTON ON SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE, CAUSING THEM TO JAM.
NHTSA complaint #500803 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Shallotte, NC
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
THE CONSUMER FELT THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AS HE WAS DRIVING. THEN THE SEAT BELT WOULDN'T RELEASE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #979864 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Shallotte, NC
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
THE CONSUMER FELT THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AS HE WAS DRIVING. THEN THE SEAT BELT WOULDN'T RELEASE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #979864 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Weiser, ID
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH AND LOCK. TT
NHTSA complaint #976754 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NEW Hope, PA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAID THERE IS NO TAKATA SEATBELT RECALL, RECALL #95V103003. TT
NHTSA complaint #974961 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fort Worth, TX
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, RED RELEASE BUTTON BROKE, UNABLE TO LATCH SEAT BELT. TT CONSUMER STATES RED PLASTIC RELEASE BUTTON DETERIORATED, CAUSING MALE PART TO HANG IN RECEPTICAL, IN ORDER TO FIX FAILED PART, CONSUMER HAS TO HAVE THE ENTIRE SIDE BELT SYSTEM REPLACED WHEN ALL THAT IS NEEDED IS THE RELEASE BUTTON. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #973293 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Discovery BA, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BOTH SEATS DO NOT RETRACT OR THEY GET JAMMED-OR STAY LOOSE. TT
NHTSA complaint #969876 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.