1999 Dodge Ram 1500 seat belts problems
25 complaints about seat belts have been filed for the 1999 Dodge Ram 1500, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 120,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When seat belts problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 seat belts complaints that report mileage, the median is about 120,000 miles, and 13% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
While appempting to stop the brakes did not stop the vehicle (vehicle has anti-lock brakes on rear wheels only), the seat belt did not hold the passenger causing him to move forward and hit both knees on the dash, the seat belt grabbed yanking passenger back into door and the passenger hit head on the window, air bags also failed to deploy. Nlm
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 dodge ram 1500. The seat belt retractors will not release the seat belts on the driver and passenger sides. The mechanic advised the contact that the seat belt retractors were locked. However, the dealer refused to inspect the vehicle. The current and failure mileage were 145000.
Other problems reported for the 1999 Dodge Ram 1500
- Body & structure 241 complaints
- Brakes 71 complaints
- Air bags 64 complaints
- Transmission 44 complaints
- Engine 43 complaints
- Electrical system 37 complaints
- Suspension 35 complaints
- Steering 34 complaints