Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly Problems of Dodge Ram 1500

Dodge Ram 1500 owners have reported 6 problems related to front seat belt buckle assembly (under the seat belt category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem of the 2006 Dodge Ram 1500

Failure Date: 09/04/2010

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500. While the vehicle was parked, the contact was wearing the front driver seat belt and attempted numerous times to release the seat belt mechanism. The seat belt locking mechanism would not function which resulted to the contact in cutting the seat belt webbing to allow him to exit from the seat belt. The dealer was notified and they informed that there was not a recall. The contact mentioned a recall related to the front passenger seat belt, under the NHTSA campaign id number 06v354000. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was 125,000.

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2 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem of the 1998 Dodge Ram 1500

Failure Date: 07/30/2005

Both front seat belts retractor/lock interchanges buckle assembly broke. This was discovered when trying to buckle up with the seat belts, no incident where this could have occurred. Consumer felt this was defective. Spoke to dealer, who said this was out of warranty, but was told some time ago said safety features were covered. Has not contacted manufacturer at this time.

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3 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem of the 2001 Dodge Ram 1500

Failure Date: 08/15/2004

The front passenger seat belt unlatched while driving.

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4 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem of the 1998 Dodge Ram 1500

Failure Date: 07/26/2002

Rear seat belt will not stay locked. It would be hard to keep child seat locked in properly. Dealer notified. Consumer stated that the rear right side seat belt came apart into pieces allowing strap to not retain baby seat.

5 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem of the 2002 Dodge Ram 1500

When the driver's side seat belt is released from the locking mechanism the latch plate gets wedged between the door and the seat. Unable to remove without opening door.

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6 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem of the 1998 Dodge Ram 1500

Both seat belts will not unlock. This problem started about five months ago. Dealer cannot determine the cause of the problem.


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