2002 Dodge Caravan seat belts problems
15 complaints about seat belts have been filed for the 2002 Dodge Caravan, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 5% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 2 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
2002 dodge caravan. Consumer writes in regards to air bags malfunction. *smd the consumer stated he was involved in an accident on august 9, 2013. The air bags failed to deploy even after the impact, and there were possible seat belt issues, as well. Because of the failure, his wife was ejected from the passenger side of the vehicle, and died two days later. Had the air bags deployed, she would have remained in the vehicle and had a greater chance of living.
Rear shoulder seat belts did not work properly. The automatic locking retractor for the shoulder belts did not lock properly. Dealer examined the belts and could not explain why the retractor did not lock. Rear seat belts doesn't lock when brakes are activated.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Dodge Caravan
- Air bags 61 complaints
- Steering 41 complaints
- Electrical system 34 complaints
- Engine 23 complaints
- Transmission 23 complaints
- Brakes 21 complaints
- Lighting 16 complaints