NHTSA Defect Investigation #EA96014 The automatic shoulder belt allegedly malfunctions or fails

Seat Belts**

Recall #97V073001

** This defect investigation is filed under 4 related vehicle components.
1993 DODGE COLT -- The automatic shoulder belt allegedly malfunctions or fails Investigation was initiated on June 28 1996. Closed on June 12 1997. For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #EA96014 »

NHTSA Defect Investigation #PE96007 The automatic shoulder belt allegedly malfunctions or fails

Seat Belts

CLOSED

no recall issued

1993 DODGE COLT -- The automatic shoulder belt allegedly malfunctions or fails Investigation was initiated on January 19 1996. Closed on June 28 1996. For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #PE96007 »

NHTSA Defect Investigation #DP03002 Mr. larry a. sackey submitted a petition to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) by letter dated April 18, 2003, requesting that nhtsafurther investigate the "defective collapsible steering shaft system" on 1987-1995 vehicles manufactured by the DaimlerChrysler corporation.in part because of 49 cfr § 30120(G), NHTSA has decided to limit the scope of the petition vehicles to 1993-1995 models, excluding the 1993 Jeep grand Cherokee and 1994-1995 Dodge Ram series trucks that were recalled (93V210 & 96V230) for steering column failure.if the analysis of these vehicles had identified a potential problem, the scope could have been expanded in an investigation.a review of ODI's data base shows no recent complaints and a lack of a complaint trend concerning the subject issue on the subject vehicles as a whole or by individual models.therefore, the petition is denied.for details, see federal register notice volume 68, no. 130, July 8, 2003.

Steering:Column

CLOSED

no recall issued

1993 DODGE COLT -- Mr. larry a. sackey submitted a petition to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) by letter dated April 18, 2003, requesting that NHTSA further investigate the "defective collapsible steering shaft system" on 1987-1995 vehicles manufactured by the DaimlerChrysler corporation. In part because of 49 cfr § 30120(G), NHTSA has decided to limit the scope of the petition vehicles to 1993-1995 models, excluding the 1993 Jeep grand Cherokee and 1994-1995 Dodge Ram series trucks that were recalled (93V210 & 96V230) for steering column failure. If the analysis of these vehicles had identified a potential problem, the scope could have been expanded in an investigation. A review of ODI's data base shows no recent complaints and a lack of a complaint trend concerning the subject issue on the subject vehicles as a whole or by individual models. Therefore, the petition is denied. For details, see federal register notice volume 68, no. 130, July 8, 2003. Investigation was initiated on May 07 2003. Closed on July 22 2003. For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #DP03002 »

Defect investigation data is from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.