Component

CHILD SEAT:HARNESS RETAINER/CHEST CLIP

39 NHTSA complaints about child seat:harness retainer/chest clip issues across 10 makes and 21 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.

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ODI category CHILD SEAT:HARNESS RETAINER/CHEST CLIP

39 filings · 21 models · 10 makes · vintage August 2026

  • FILINGS SPARSE 39 ODI rows
  • MODELS 21 nameplates citing this part
  • MAKES 10 manufacturers in corpus
  • CRASH 7.7% 3 crash-flagged
  • RANK #359 of 696 categories
  • SEV QUIET 0 deaths · 3 injuries
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ODI filing volume neighbourhood: CHILD SEAT:HARNESS RETAINER/CHEST CLIP vs nearest complaint-total peers

CHILD SEAT:HARNESS RETAINER/CHEST CLIP sits SPARSE on ODI intake volume (#359 of 696 standardized categories) with a QUIET severity stamp (0 reported fatalities across 21 models). Open Dodge Caravan (category leader) →

CHILD SEAT:HARNESS RETAINER/CHEST CLIP severity reading

The standout signal for child seat:harness retainer/chest clip is severity: 0 reported fatalities and 3 injuries (QUIET stamp) on 39 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 Caravan against BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION on filing totals before treating child seat:harness retainer/chest clip volume as a purchase signal.

39
Complaints
21
Models Affected
3
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Deaths

Most Affected Vehicles

# Vehicle Complaints
1 Dodge Caravan
6
2 Chevrolet Venture
6
3 Plymouth Voyager
5
4 Plymouth Grand Voyager
4
5 Toyota Sienna
2
6 Volvo Xc90
1
7 Saturn SL
1
8 Plymouth Breeze
1
9 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500
1
10 Ford Explorer
1
11 Ford Escort
1
12 Ford Edge
1
13 Ford Contour
1
14 Dodge Intrepid
1
15 Dodge Grand Caravan
1
16 Dodge Dakota
1
17 Chrysler Town AND Country
1
18 Chevrolet Tracker
1
19 Chevrolet Cavalier
1
20 Chevrolet Astro
1
21 Buick Lesabre
1

Recent Complaints

2001 Chevrolet Tracker

The contact owns a Graco Safety Seat, Model Number: 2203450, Model Type: N/A manufactured 04/11/2024. The contact stated that the safety seat was being used in a 2001 Chevrolet Tracker. The contact st

2018 Ford Edge

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge with a Maxi Cosi car set, Model Name: Magellan Lift Fit, Model Number: CC280GCB installed. The contact stated that while her daughter was using the car seat, she was

2023 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500

The contact, a car seat technician called to file complaint on behalf of the owner of an Inspired by Drive Safety Seat, Model Type: Spirit Plus, Model Number: CSS-2401M-SG, and manufactured February 2

2022 Volvo Xc90

The contact owns a Britax Safety Seat, Model Number: E1C387T, Model Type: One4life ClickTight, Manufacture Date: September 2020. The contact stated that while the safety seat was being utilized in a 2

2003 Toyota Sienna

I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA TO ONLY HAVE ONE TETHER RESTRAINT IN THE 2ND ROW. SO IF YOU HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS THEY BOTH CAN'T BE TETHERED IN THE 2ND ROW. ALSO THE PLACEMENT OF THIS

2000 Plymouth Voyager

MY FOUR YEAR OLD CHILD CAN PULL THE SHOULDER HARNESS CLIP APART WITHOUT DISENGAGING (SQUEEZING) THE CLIP COMPENENTS TOGETHER. BOTH HARNESS CLIPS ON THE 2 INTEGRATED CHILD SEATS(FRONT BENCH) CAN BE PU

2000 Chevrolet Venture Crash

WE HAVE A BUILT IN CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT IN THE MIDDLE ROW OF OUR VAN. I NOTICED THAT THE CLIP THAT SITS BY A CHILDS CHEST DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. I COULD PULL IT APART BY GIVING A LITTLE TUG ON IT. I

2001 Chrysler Town AND Country

TWO YEAR OLD CHILD IS ABLE TO REMOVE RETAINER CLIP AND GET OUT OF CHILD SAFETY SEAT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED CHILD SEAT ON THREE OCCASIONS; BUT, PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVID

2000 Chevrolet Venture

HARNESS CLIP DOESN'T STAY CLIPPED. SMALLEST TUG OF HARNESS STRAP THE CLIP COMES ON CLIPPED. *AK

1998 Ford Escort

CHOOSING CHILD SAFETY SEAT ON THE MENU BROUGHT ME TO THIS FORM...ANYWAY, CHILD SAFETY SEATS THAT DO NOT HAVE A MEANS TO ADJUST THE STRAPS WITHOUT REMOVING THE SAFETY SEAT FROM THE VEHICLE ARE UNSAFE.

1993 Dodge Caravan

HARNESS CLIP ON INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT CAN EASILY POP LOOSE IF CHILD RAISES UP AND PUSHES OUT CHEST. A COMPLAINT WAS MADE TO THE DEALER FOR 2 YEARS OR MORE, WITH TIRST CHILD AND NOTHING WAS EVER DONE

1992 Buick Lesabre

WHEN ADJUSTING THE STRAPS ON THE ON MY WAY CARSEAT BY EVENFLO, THE ADJUSTER BAR PULLS OFF OF THE BACK OF THE CAR SEAT. THIS HAPPENED WITH THE FIRST CAR SEAT WE HAD MODEL #4471027P1 AND I CONTACTED EV

2000 Chevrolet Venture Crash

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. DURING THE CRASH, THE RETAINER CLIP FOR THE HARNESS ON THE CHILD SEAT CAME LOOSE AND RELEASED. CHILD RECEIVED NO INJURIES

1998 Saturn SL

MY DAUGHTER IS ABLE TO RELEASE THE CLIP ON THE FIVE POINT RESTRAINT OF THE NEW CARSEAT WE JUST PURCHASED. WE HAD THE SAME MODEL BEFORE BUT THE CLIP WAS DIFFERENT. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE CLIP REMOV

1999 Chevrolet Venture

CSS HARNESS RETAINER CLIP LOCKS IN POSITION ON CHILD CORRECTLY, BUT CAN VERY EASILY BE PULLED APART. *AK THE RETAINER CLIPS ON THE BUILT IN CHILD SAFETY SEATS WERE EASILY PULLED APART WHEN PRESSURE

2001 Chevrolet Cavalier

THE HARNESS RETAINER ON THE CARSEAT DOES NOT STAY ON THE ALPHA OMEGA CARSEAT. IT COMES OFF VERY EASILY, WHICH IN TURN MEANS THAT MY 9 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IS NOT PROTECTED PROPERLY. I CONTACTED COSCO TH

1999 Plymouth Grand Voyager

CHILD IS ABLE TO UNDO HARNESS CHEST CLIP JUST BY PULLING CLIP. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, HARNESS CLIP WILL EASILY COME OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION.*AK

1999 Toyota Sienna

THE MECHANISM THAT RETRACTS SEAT BELT, HAS A RATCHET OPTION FOR CAR SEAT USAGE. DURING NORMAL DRIVING, THE MECHANISM TURNS INTO RATCHET MODE, TIGHTENING AND TRAPPING CHILD IN BELT. IT LEFT RED BURN

1999 Chevrolet Venture

WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT CHILD SEAT HARNESS CLIP OPENED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, ADVISED THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. *AK *ML

1991 Plymouth Voyager

RIGHT SIDE MIDDLE CHILD SEAT SEATBELT BECAME DISENGAGED WHEN TRYING TO STRAP CHILD IN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT WORK HAD BEEN DONE. CONSUMER LOOKED AT THE ANCHOR CLIP, AND CAN TEL

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