FaultScore

2001 Dodge RAM seat belt problems

12 of the 417 complaints about the 2001 Dodge RAM are about the seat belts — 3% of everything reported for this model year.

F

12

Complaints

4

Crashes

0

Fires

2

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Retractor 5 41.7%
Anchorage 3 25.0%
Seat Belts 1 8.3%
Buckle Assembly 1 8.3%
Webbing 1 8.3%
Front 1 8.3%

Seat Belts across every Dodge RAM year

1989 11 14.9%
1994 19 25.7%
1998 16 21.6%
1999 16 21.6%
2001 12 16.2%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Kensett, AR Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH DRIVER FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT SNAPPED IN HALF. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

NHTSA complaint #10059644 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

NEW Braunfels, TX

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

WHILE INSTALLING CHILD SAFETY SEAT INTO THE VEHICLE THE REAR SHOULDER BELT BROKE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BELTS BUT THEY BROKE AGAIN BEFORE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALERSHIP. TS

NHTSA complaint #8023171 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

NEW Martinsville, WV

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

RESTRAINTS IN ALL FOUR SEATS ARE INOPERABLE AND WILL NOT LOCK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #8014266 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Long Beach, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

CONSUMER STATES THE TETHER STRAP DOES NOT WORK WITH ANY FORWARD FACING CAR SEATS.

NHTSA complaint #564878 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Long Beach, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

CONSUMER STATES THE TETHER STRAP DOES NOT WORK WITH ANY FORWARD FACING CAR SEATS.

NHTSA complaint #564878 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Deale, MD Crash

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY VAN TRAVELING 50 MPH, FRONT CRASH. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. NO INJURIES.*AK THE SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN CONSUMER, CAUSING HIM TO BE THROWN FORWARD, LUCKILY HE WAS NOT INJURED, SEE ODI NUMBER 8004342. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #8004341 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Deale, MD Crash

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY A VAN TRAVELING 50 MPH, FRONT CRASH. SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN CONSUMER, HE WAS THROWN FORWARD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, NO INJURIES.*AK IN THIS ACCIDENT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, SEE ODI NUMBER 8004341. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #8004342 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Joliet, MT Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, HITTING A DITCH WHEN DRIVING AT 30-32 MPH. DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER, SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK UP WHICH FORCED DRIVER OVER STEERING WHEEL. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO NECK AND BACK. *AK CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN TO WORK FOR OVER ONE YEAR DUE TO INJURIES SUSTAINED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #892350 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Carlsbad, NM

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. NLM

NHTSA complaint #561618 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Carlsbad, NM

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

STEERING GEAR BOX DEFECTIVE/UNSAFE..SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DEFECTIVE UNSAFE...EVAPORATIVE CANISTER DEFECTIVE PER FEDERAL EMMISSIONS LAWS.

NHTSA complaint #746253 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lake Mary, FL

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

THE TENSIONING CLIP FOR THE REAR AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELTS HAS FAILED TWICE SINCE PURCHASE. THESE CLIPS ARE MADE OF HARD PLASTIC AND HAVE SRINGS INSIDE TO PROVIDE TENSION TO KEEP BELT FROM SLIPPING. THE CLIPS ARE MANUFACTURED IN TWO PIECES AND SNAP TOGETHER. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THESE CLIPS WOULD HOLD UP IN A CRASH AND WOULD FAIL, ALLOWING PASSENGER AND CAR SEATS TO MOVE FOWARD.

NHTSA complaint #745642 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Kiln, MS

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

SEAT BELT WOULDN'T RETRACT.

NHTSA complaint #887530 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 2001 Dodge RAM problems

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