Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly Problems of Dodge Dakota

-the contact stated that his 1996 Dodge Dakota has had 2 replacement of the driver side seat belt latch. The contact stated that the latch is made of plastic and the springs continue to fall from it. He stated that he has to replace this again and felt that this was a defective product used on this vehicle. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 66,000.

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The contact owns a 2000 Dodge Dakota. The drivers side seat belt buckle assembly has failed. The dealer/manufacturer will not replace the assembly free of charge. The current mileage is 93,000 and failure mileage was 52,000.

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The front seat belts are inoperable. The buckles on the belts do not snap.

I was involved in an accident where the other vehicle pulled out in front of me. I hit the brakes and also hit the side of the other vehicle. Both air bags deployed, but the driver seat belt broke.

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Plastic covers came off of driver's side seat belt assembly. Then seat belt would not release because assembly had broken. The assembly had to be pried apart with a screwdriver so that I could get out of the seat belt.

The seat belt latching mechanism stopped working, it will not latch anymore. Upon contacting the local dealerships parts department to order new oem seat belt latch assemblies I learned that this part for this truck is on a "national back-order" with no expected ship date. This seems to infer that this part is in high demand, thus meaning there is most likely a problem that originates at the manufacturer. This latch assembly has been inoperable on my truck for almost (1) year now, and I have been unable to get the oem part for the same amount of time.

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Consumer having problems with seat belt equipment not staying latched. Dealer and the manufacturer has been notified. Feel free to provide any further information.

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Faulty seat belt buckles, the entire assembly on all three buckles in the front seat has completely broken.

I am in victoria, bc canada, but this vehicle is built in the us. The female portion of the seat belt uses the sheath as a guide. This is held in place by a weak plastic clip. Eventually this clip deteriotates and the sheath slips down, no longer functioning properly as a quide and one is able to insert the seatbelt between the mechanism and the guide thinking it is done up, which it isn't. I believe this is a major safety issue which needs to be addressed immediately. The replacement part is exactly the same as the original. Both the driver's and passenger's have failed on my vehicle. Luckily, I have not been involved in an accident.

I had to brake suddenly for a deer. The driver side seat belt locked properly and held me away from the steering wheel. The passenger side seat belt did not lock and my wife was thrown forward into the dash. I subsequently checked the seat belt and found it would not lock at all. I took the vehicle to the dealer and they ordered and installed a new one from the manufacturer. When I picked up the vehicle the new seat belt did not work either. The service manager tried to convince me that if I first would let the belt go back and then yank on it it would work. I assured him than in a frontal crash a body at rest does not go back and then forward. I reminded him that einstein figured that out a long time ago. He showed me a Jeep in the shop whose seat belt also worked the same. I asked him to show me a new Dakota and compare the results. Upon checking the new Dakota he found that the seat belt indeed locked properly each time it is placed under rapid deceleration load. He agreed to order me another seat belt. I am convinced that since I already have a defective belt and they sent me another defective belt that Dodge has a large inventory both on the road and in their warehouse of bad and unsafe seat belts for the Dodge Dakota.

The seat belt on the passenger's side does not lock. The belt would not restraint the occupant in the event of a crash. The seat belt was replaced, but belt seems to be doing the same thing. Please provide any further information.

Front passenger's side seat belt buckle comes undone while in use. Occupant transported unrestrained, to be replaced by dealer, parts on back order.

The driver's side seat belt would not release from belt buckle after pressing the red release button.

Seat belt on driver's side locks when pulling ubruptly on the belt. Passenger's side will not lock no matter how hard consumer pulls.