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CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:INFANT

46 NHTSA complaints about child seat:harness buckle:infant issues across 11 makes and 23 models.

Data updated August 2026. Counts render from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation standardized component field; severity flags cross-reference NHTSA ODI complaint flags for owner-reported crash, fire, and injury markers. This page is for informational purposes and does not replace NHTSA recall notices or a vehicle-specific inspection. Methodology · Corrections.

NHTSA ODI component intake brief

ODI category CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:INFANT

46 filings · 23 models · 11 makes · vintage August 2026

  • FILINGS SPARSE 46 ODI rows
  • MODELS 23 nameplates citing this part
  • MAKES 11 manufacturers in corpus
  • CRASH 6.5% 3 crash-flagged
  • RANK #347 of 696 categories
  • SEV QUIET 0 deaths · 4 injuries
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ODI filing volume neighbourhood: CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:INFANT vs nearest complaint-total peers

CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:INFANT sits SPARSE on ODI intake volume (#347 of 696 standardized categories) with a QUIET severity stamp (0 reported fatalities across 23 models). Open Dodge Grand Caravan (category leader) →

CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:INFANT severity reading

The standout signal for child seat:harness buckle:infant is severity: 0 reported fatalities and 4 injuries (QUIET stamp) on 46 filings (SPARSE volume).

Sparse categories can swing on a single high-volume nameplate; treat the leader row as the actionable signal, not the category headline alone.

Next step: compare Dodge Grand Caravan against EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:TANK VALVE/GAUGE on filing totals before treating child seat:harness buckle:infant volume as a purchase signal.

46
Complaints
23
Models Affected
3
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Deaths

Most Affected Vehicles

# Vehicle Complaints
1 Dodge Grand Caravan
8
2 Dodge Caravan
5
3 Plymouth Voyager
4
4 Plymouth Grand Voyager
4
5 Pontiac Trans Sport
2
6 Honda Accord
2
7 Ford Windstar
2
8 Chrysler Town AND Country
2
9 Chevrolet Venture
2
10 Chevrolet Tahoe
2
11 Toyota Corolla
1
12 Pontiac Montana
1
13 Oldsmobile Silhouette
1
14 Oldsmobile 98
1
15 Isuzu Rodeo
1
16 Honda Odyssey
1
17 Ford Taurus
1
18 Ford Ranger
1
19 Ford Explorer
1
20 Ford Contour
1
21 Ford Aerostar
1
22 Dodge Intrepid
1
23 Cadillac Seville
1

Recent Complaints

1996 Ford Windstar

EVENFLO MODEL # 263120-P1, WHEN THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE RELEASE BUTTON TO RELEASE THE STRAPS THE STRAP BUCKLE FELL COMPLETELY APART. THE CLIP WAS STILL HOLDING THE CHILD SAFELY BUT THE CONSUMER COULD

1991 Oldsmobile 98

THE BUCKLE ON THE HARNESS WILL NOT FIT INTO THE LATCH BETWEEN THE CHILD'S LEGS. CONSUMER HAS TO HOLD THE TWO SECTIONS OF THE BUCKLE TOGETHER WITH BOTH HANDS IN ORDER TO GET THE SYSTEM TO WORK. *AK

1995 Dodge Grand Caravan

INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE ROW HAD A FIVE POINT HARNESS SYSTEM. THE CABLE THAT LOCKED THE SEAT BELT IN PLACE BROKE, AND SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY FASTENED.*AK

2000 Honda Accord

CENTURY MODEL # 4463 OLTH, DOM 01/06/02, WHILE PUTTING IN CHILD SEAT, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE CHILD SEAT WAS NOT STRAIGHT, IT WAS LOP SIDED. TOOK CHILD SEAT TO A LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY

2000 Dodge Caravan

WHILE BUCKLING INFANT IN HARNESS BUCKLE PLATE SEVERED.*AK

1996 Dodge Grand Caravan

CONSUMER STATES THE BUILT IN CHILD SAFETY SEAT LATCH PINCHES BOTH INFANTS WHO USE THIS SEAT, BOTH OF THE CHILDREN ARE WELL UNDER THE 50 POUND LIMIT FOR THE SEAT. *SLC

2000 Pontiac Montana

THE SEAT THAT HOUSES THE INFANT SAFETY SEAT CAN BE LIFTED TO ALLOW PASSENGERS IN THE FAR BACK OF THE MINIVAN. I HAD LET MY DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT AND THOUGHT I HAD LOCKED THE SEAT BACK IN PLACE.

1998 Chevrolet Tahoe Crash

THIS IS TO REPORT THE FAILURE OF A CENTURY BRAND CHILD CAR SEAT IN AN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. CENTURY CAR SEAT MODEL: 45100STH, MANUFACTURER'S DATE: 06-30-2000; PURCHASE DATE APPROXIMATELY 8/00. SEAT WAS

1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager

SEATBELT MECHANISM THAT WAS DESIGNED TO BE USED WITH A CHILD SEAT IS VERY UNCONFORTABLE FOR CHILD. C MALE END OF BUCKLE THAT IS DESIGNED TO GO BETWEEN CHILD'S LEGS IS TOO CLOSE TO THE CHILD'S GROIN A

1998 Dodge Grand Caravan

THE CHILD SEAT PLASTIC BUCKLES HAVE WHITE STREAKS SHOWING IN THE PLASTIC AND APPEAR READY TO BREAK ON BOTH SEATS. MANUFACTURER STATES I AM NOT PART OF A RECALL BUT WILL NOT INVESTIGATE AND CONFIRM IS

2001 Chevrolet Venture

HARNESS OF CHILD SAFETY SEAT WILL NOT TIGHTEN ANY LONGER. ONCE TIGHTENED IT WILL NOT LOCK. THIS PART WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN JULY 2001. *AK *YH

1996 Dodge Grand Caravan

CONSUMER STATES THE BUILT IN CHILD SAFETY SEAT LATCH PINCHES BOTH INFANTS WHO USE THIS SEAT, BOTH OF THE CHILDREN ARE WELL UNDER THE 50 POUND LIMIT FOR THE SEAT. *SLC

2000 Dodge Caravan

CONSUMER STATED THAT ANOTHER CONSUMER WITH AN OLDER MODEL DODGE CARAVAN. NOTIFIED HIM THAT CAR SEAT WITH A LITTLE OUTWARD PRESSURE SEATBELT BECOMES UNLATCHED. HE WILL CONTACT DEALERSHIP. *AK

1998 Ford Windstar

I PURCHASED THE EVENFLO MEDALLION CARSEAT (MODEL #2541113P1, MANUFACTURED 25FEB00). MY 16 MONTH OLD SON IS ABLE TO UNCLASP THE CHEST BUCKLE. I HAVE TO TO STOP EVERY FEW BLOCKS TO RELATCH IT. I CONT

2001 Ford Taurus

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 00V396000 CONCERNING CHILD SAFETY SEAT LATCH, AND WHEN SHE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD NO INFORMATION REGARDING THIS RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFOR

2001 Chrysler Town AND Country

CHILD SEAT - THE 5 POINT HARNESS ON THE CHILD SEAT HAS TWO BUCKLES ON THE SHOULDER STRAPS THAT SNAP INTO A BUCKLE MOUNTED TO THE SEAT. WHEN I INSTALL THE LEFT SHOULDER BUCKLE INTO THE SEAT BUCKLE, TH

1999 Chevrolet Tahoe

MY VEHICLE HAD NO FAILURE. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY 3 YEAR OLD CAN FAR TOO EASILY UNBUCKLE HIMSELF. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE AN ITEM THAT WOULD PREVENT HIM FROM DOING SO. *AK

1996 Plymouth Voyager

THE INTERGRATED CHILD SAFTEY SYSTEM SETBELT LOCKED, NOT ALLOWING THE BELT TO BE PULLED AWAY FROM CHILD. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED TO CAUSE THE BELT TO LOCK. AFTER THE CHILD WAS REMOVED, BY RELEASING THE

2000 Cadillac Seville

ABNORMAL ENGINE VIBRATIONS SINCE DAY OF PURCHASE, ACCORDING TO DEALER, THEY ARE WAITING FOR A "SOFTWARE FIX" FOR THE VEHICLE. MAJOR IMPREFECTIONS IN THE CARS FINISH BESIDES MECHANICAL. DASH BOARD NOT

1997 Ford Explorer

WHENEVER PLACING CCS SEAT IN MIDDLE OF BACK SEAT, AND WHOEVER SITS ON EITHER SIDE OF SEAT WILL BE TRAPPED. PUSH RELEASE BUTTON ON THE CCS IS TOO CLOSE TO THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES ON REGULAR SEATB

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