Component
SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT
164 NHTSA complaints about seat belts:integrated child seat issues across 23 makes and 50 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 SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT
164 filings · 50 models · 23 makes · vintage August 2026
- FILINGS SPARSE 164 ODI rows
- MODELS 50 nameplates citing this part
- MAKES 23 manufacturers in corpus
- CRASH 6.1% 10 crash-flagged
- RANK #265 of 696 categories
- SEV QUIET 0 deaths · 22 injuries
Filing-volume peers
SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT sits SPARSE on ODI intake volume (#265 of 696 standardized categories) with a QUIET severity stamp (0 reported fatalities across 50 models). Open Dodge Caravan (category leader) →
SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT severity reading
The standout signal for seat belts:integrated child seat is severity: 0 reported fatalities and 22 injuries (QUIET stamp) on 164 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 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID on filing totals before treating seat belts:integrated child seat volume as a purchase signal.
Most Affected Vehicles
| # | Vehicle | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dodge Caravan | |
| 2 | Plymouth Voyager | |
| 3 | Dodge Grand Caravan | |
| 4 | Chevrolet Venture | |
| 5 | Plymouth Grand Voyager | |
| 6 | Chrysler Town AND Country | |
| 7 | Volvo 850 | |
| 8 | RAM 1500 | |
| 9 | Pontiac Trans Sport | |
| 10 | Mercedes-Benz 320 | |
| 11 | Ford Windstar | |
| 12 | Ford Explorer | |
| 13 | Dodge Intrepid | |
| 14 | Dodge Durango | |
| 15 | Chevrolet Tahoe | |
| 16 | Volvo V70 | |
| 17 | Suzuki Forenza | |
| 18 | Suzuki Esteem | |
| 19 | Saturn SL | |
| 20 | Pontiac Montana | |
| 21 | Mitsubishi Diamante | |
| 22 | Mercury Villager | |
| 23 | Mercury Sable | |
| 24 | Mercury Cougar | |
| 25 | Mercedes-Benz C230 | |
| 26 | Mazda MPV | |
| 27 | Mazda Mazda6 | |
| 28 | Land Rover Range Rover Sport | |
| 29 | KIA Spectra | |
| 30 | Jeep Wrangler |
Recent Complaints
CHICCO KEYFIT 30 BASE KEEPS COMING LOOSE. I'VE HAD THE INSTALLER COME OUT AT LEAST THREE TIMES TO INSTALL AND RETIGHTEN THE BASE. FINALLY WE RESORTED TO USING LOCKING CLIPS INSTEAD OF THE LOCKING ME
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT HARNESS SNAPPED OPEN ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BUCKLES W
THERE IS A MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2004 AND 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB CHILD RESTRAINT UPPER TETHER STRAPS. THE 2004 MODEL YEAR DOES HAVE THE INNER ANCHOR STRAP RING(S) INSTALLED FOR ATTACHING
CHILD SEAT TETHER STRAP ANCHOR RINGS ON INSTALLED ON 2010 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE OWNER'S MANUAL CLEARLY STATES IN THE CHILD RESTRAINT INSTALLATION SEQUENCE ON PAGE 75 PARAGRAPH 3 "PASS EACH TETH
I DRIVE A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE REAR SEATBELTS DO NOT LOCK. I WENT TO MY LOCAL CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND SHE CONFIRMED FOR ME WHILE TRYING TO PLACE THE CARSEAT INTO THE VEHICLE. EV
MY 2003 FORD EXPEDITION SECOND ROW MIDDLE SEATBELT WILL NOT FASTEN. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES AND CAN NOT GET IT TO WORK, MY 5YR. OLD CAN NOT BE BUCKLED. THEY SHOULD GIVE ME ANOTHER ONE ,BUT THE FORD
THE CAR IS BRAND NEW. I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE BUT DIDN'T NOTICE HOW UNCOMFORTABLE THE SEAT WAS IN SUCH A SHORT DRIVE. NOW THAT I DRIVE THE CAR EVERYDAY TO WORK, ABOUT A 45 MINUTE COMMUTE EACH WAY, IT
SEAT BELT RANDOMLY UNBUCKLES WHILE DRIVING ALL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OD DURING HE FIRST OF OWNERSHIP TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN AND OUT GEAR CONSTANTLY. *TR
WE WERE STOPPED WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR, TO TURN INTO THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL, WHEN A 17 YR OLD REAR ENDED US. MY 1 YR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE INTEGRATED CHILD
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHILE MAKING A U-TURN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSED HER TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE SEAT BELT CONNECTED TO THE
TENGO UN MAZDA 6 DEL 2006 LOS CINTURONES LATERALES TRASEROS SE QUEDAN CLAVADOS NOS LOS CANVIARON PERO EL PROBLEMA SIGE IGUAL, NOS DICEN QUE ES UN SISTEMA DE SEGURIDAD Y QUE SON ASI PERO LLEVO A MI HI
DEAR NHTSA, PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE FOLLOWING SERIOUS CONCERNS THAT HAVE AFFECTED MY VEHICLE SAFETY IN ADDITION TO OTHER CHEVY IMPALA DRIVERS: VEHICLE: 2007 CHEVY IMPALA. 65,000 MILES, 1 OWNER,
I HAD TO PAY $700 TO HAVE A DOOR IN MY HEATER REPLACED BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAD RAN OUT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING A LOT AND NOW THEY ARE PLACING METAL DOORS IN THE HEATER INSTEAD OF PLASTIC SO WHY HA
EVENFLO TRIUMPH ADVANCE' LX CONVERTIBLE FAILS TO PERFORM BASIC CARSEAT FUNCTIONS. ACTUAL CARSEAT DAMAGES ITSELF VIA RAZOR SHARP PLASTIC OPENINGS WHERE THE LATCH SYSTEM STRAP OR VEHICLE RESTRAINT STRAP
PURCHASED 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA NOVEMBER 14, 2007. DEALERSHIP CARFAX SHOWED 40,836 ODOMETER MILES. DEALERSHIP ODOMETER DISCLOSURE STATEMENT SHOWED 8,494. NOVEMBER 18, 2007 DROVE I-26 IN COLUMBIA, SC. D
NONE OF MY VEHICLES HAVE LATCH SUPPORTED SYSTEMS ALTHOUGH ALL MY CARSEATS DO. IS IT STILL SAFE TO USE A CARSEAT WITH JUST A SEAT BELT? CAN THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS INSTALL THE LATCH SYSTEMS IN MY VEH
THIS IS REGARDING OUR REAR SEATBELTS FAILING ON OUR 2004 FORD F-150 1. MY WIFE PUTTING OUR CAR SEATS BACK IN THE TRUCK 2. TWO SEATBELTS FELL APART, IT APPEARS AS THOUGH A NUT HOLDING THEM CAME LOOSE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECOND ROW MIDDLE SEAT BELT WAS NOT WORKING. THE SEAT BELT CANNOT BE PULLED OUT TO HOOK INTO THE CHILD SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER S
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN MY NAME IS KATIE OLSON I DRIVE A 1997 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER VAN WITH THE BUILT IN CAR SEATS. THAT IS WHAT SOLD ME THE VAN I THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE SAFER FOR MY CHILDREN. LAST WEEK I
2008 CHEVY TAHOE DOES NOT HAVE A CHILD SAFETY SEAT HOOK IN THE SECOND ROW SEAT LEFT SIDE TO HOOK YOUR CHILD SEAT TO. I HAVE CALLED CHEVY AND THEY DO NOT HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THE MISSING PART ONLY THEY
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