Jun 23, 2025AirbagsSeat beltsCrash1 injury
The contact owns a 2014 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, she crashed into the rear of a stopped Tesla, which crashed into another unknown vehicle. The floor air bag deployed and struck her knees. The driver's side air bag deployed. The passenger-side airbag deployed backward and struck the front windshield. No warning lights illuminated. The driver's side seat belt fractured. The passenger side seat belt was locked in its original position. The contact was able to continue to drive. A police report was filed. There were no reported fires. The contact sustained bruises to her chest and knees, but medical attention was not provided. The local dealer was not contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 84,135.
NHTSA ODI 11668520
Oct 28, 2019Seat belts1 injury
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE BUCKLED SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THIRD ROW SEATING LOCKED IN PLACE AS MY AUTISTIC GRANDSON WRAPPED IT AROUND HIS NECK. I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH LUCKILY HAPPENED TO BE A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE EMPLOYEES IN THE SHOP COULD NOT UNBUCKLE THE BELT AND AS MY GRANDSON WAS ALREADY TURNING BLUE THEY HAD TO CUT THE BELT FREE FROM HIM. HE WAS LEFT WITH BRUISING AROUND THE NECK BUT HAD I NOT SEEN HIM IN TIME I FEEL HE WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANGLED TO DEATH. THESE LONG BELTS FROM THE UPPER PART OF THE VEHICLE ARE A HAZARD FOR CHILDREN.*DT*JB*DT*JB
NHTSA ODI 11271603
May 28, 2018Seat beltsEngineCrash2 injuries
THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES ARE LEAKING. WHILE TRAVELING DAILY TO WORK ON MANY OCCASIONS, MY LIGHTS IN THE DASH, MY RADIO AND ALL POWER UP FRONT WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING AND JUST RECENTLY WHILE PARKED. OIL FILTER HOUSING ASSEMBLY IS LEAKING. HAD TO REPLACE THE FULL OIL FILTER HOUSING ASSEMBLY AND INT MANIFOLD SET. TWICE, AS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN MOTION, THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED AND THE ABILITY TO STEER IS GONE. THE RADIO HAS STAYED ON. BOTH INSTANCES HAVE HAPPENED AT 25MPH OR LESS, THANKFULLY!
NHTSA ODI 11098264
Feb 24, 2017Seat beltsCrash4 injuries
THE SECOND ROW PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK IN A SEVERE FRONT CRASH RESULTING IN SEVERE INJURIES TO THE TWO PASSENGERS SEATED THERE. THE RIGHT PASSENGER HIT THE REAR OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT RESULTING IN BROKEN STERNUM, RIBS AND SOME INTERNAL INJURIES. THE LEFT PASSENGER SLID FORWARD AND RECEIVED SHIN DAMAGE CRACKED STERNUM AND SEVERE WHIPLASH. WE WERE HIT BY A SIDEWAYS SLIDING TRAILBLAZER THAT HAD LOST CONTROL ON A TWO LANE MOUNTAIN ROAD. WE WERE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH( OUR CAR EASTBOUND) AND THE SIDEWAYS SLIDING CAR(WESTBOUND) HIT US AT APPROXIMATELY 50+ MPH...UPDATED 03/01/17 *BF
NHTSA ODI 10956742
Jun 10, 2016Seat belts1 injury
MY 4 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS BUCKLED IN HIS BOOSTER SEAT WHEN THE SEATBELT LOCKED AS HE BUCKLED WHICH THEN LET TO HIM BEING TANGLED AROUND THE NECK SINCE IT WAS IN THE LOCKED POSITION THE ONLY WAY TO RELEASE IS TO COMPLETELY RETRACT OR CUT BEING HE WAS BEING STRANGULATED THE ONLY WAY WAS TO CUT THE BELT. ALL VEHICLES NEED TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY RELEASE OR SOME SORT OF RELEASE. IF I DIDN'T HAVE A PAIR OF SCISSORS IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUSLY BAD SITUATION. NOT EVEN SURE OF THE PURPOSE OF THE LOCKING WHEN FULLY PULLED OUT AS A SAFETY FEATURE.. THE MIDDLE BUCKLE HAS A RELEASE TO FOLD THE SEATS BACK.. WHY AREN'T ALL SEATS BELTS LIKE THAT? I FOUND HUNDREDS OF POST ABOUT CHILDREN GETTING TANGLED IN LOCKED SEAT BELTS.. IT'S DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED! I WAS PARKED WHEN THIS HAPPENED IN A VERY RURAL AREA 20 MIN FOR LOCAL EMS OR FIRE DEPARTMENTS. IT'S A SCARY SITUATION AND COULD SIMPLY BE RESOLVED BY ADDING AN EMERGENCY RELEASE OF SOME SORT! OF COURSE THE COST OF REPLACING A SEAT BELT IS MILD COMPARED TO A LIFE OF A HUMAN BUT STILL IT COULD BE PREVENTED 100% BY AN EMERGENCY RELEASE.
NHTSA ODI 10873673