1998 Dodge Caravan seat belts problems
23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seat belts on the 1998 Dodge Caravan — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I found out that the 1998 dodge caravan that I purchased has two design flaws. One is that the vehicle does not have brake-shift interlock. The other is that the vehicle is equipped with chrysler gen3 seat belts that, in some vehicles, have unlatched while people were driving. I believe that the…”
filed Feb 27, 2010
“Our middle row seat belts stop working. They don't retrack on their own. This is about the 4th we have to replace them both. We just replaced them in january of 07 and they don't retrack again. According to the dealer the pin or I forget what they called it snapped again. We have not been in an…”
filed Apr 22, 2008
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, SOME TRIM MATERIAL CAN LOOSEN AND DROP INTO THE REAR OUTBOARD SEAT…Campaign 02V076000 · Mar 8, 2002
Seat Belts problems in other Caravan years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 Caravan | 1 | 4% |
| 2014 Caravan | 1 | 5% |
| 2012 Caravan | 1 | 1% |
| 2008 Caravan | 2 | 1% |
| 2007 Caravan | 1 | 1% |
| 2006 Caravan | 3 | 2% |
| 2005 Caravan | 9 | 2% |
| 2003 Caravan | 5 | 3% |
| 2002 Caravan | 15 | 6% |
| 2001 Caravan | 12 | 5% |
| 2000 Caravan | 23 | 5% |
| 1999 Caravan | 22 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Dodge Caravan
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.