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1996 Dodge Grand Caravan child seat problems

32 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the child seat on the 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan3% of all complaints for this model year.

32
Child Seat complaints
3%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Internal mechanical failure of integrated child safety seat, right hand side. The cable assembly in the seat module has failed. This cable assembly locks the retractable shoulder belts. The cable hooks directly to the latch plate and when the belt buckle is connected to the latch plate the plate's…

    filed Jan 3, 2003

  • 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

    filed Oct 15, 2001

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.