2003 Chevrolet Venture Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 5%of 185 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 8,894miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the seat belts of the 2003 Chevrolet Venture, 5% of the 185 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 8,894 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Consumer's vehicle hit another vehicle head on while driving at 25 MPH. The seat belt failed to retract. Also, upon impact, air bags failed to deploy. Driver sustained chin injuries, passenger in the front seat sustained knee injuries, and passenger in the second seat sustained head injuries. Upon inspection of the vehicle dealership indicated that sensor that controls the air bags was damaged.”
NHTSA complaint #10071733, filed 2004-04, 8,894 miles“The mechanism used to tighten and loosen the integrated child seat harness strap was too accessible to the toddlers who were able to access the device and tighten/loosen the straps. It nearly caused serious injuries to the children, but was noticed in time to prevent it.”
NHTSA complaint #10044582, filed 2003-12, 56 miles“While driving at 35 MPH another vehicle collided with consumer's vehicle on the front passenger's side. The consumer's child was seated in a child seat that was built into the vehicle. The five point harness that was restraining the child became undone. Four persons were in the vehicle at the time of the collision, and three sustained minor injuries. 2003 Chevrolet Venture was involved in a collision with another vehicle. During the collision the built in child seat five point harness became unbuckled. Four people were in the vehicle at the time of the collision. …”
NHTSA complaint #10046188, filed 2003-11, 7,000 miles“We have found that due to the angle of the seat belt receiver, a child safety seat cannot be adequately immobilized in either outboard second row position. I am an ex-NHTSA car safety seat technician, and know how to install very well. Short of using a latch kit (which we are now using), there is no other way to prevent side to side movement of the child seat.”
NHTSA complaint #10095939, filed 2004-10“The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Venture. The contact stated the driver side seat belt failed. The contact mentioned that the latch plate failed to fit into the buckle. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. In addition, the contact stated that the rear view mirror adhesive melted and broke off.the approximate failure mileage was 170,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10598933, filed 2014-06, 170,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10113787Aug 3, 2015This informational bulletin provides information to advise dealers about seat belt buckles not operating and/or seat belt warning light illumination, as well as difficulty…
Seat belts: other model years
Other parts of the 2003 Chevrolet Venture
30 complaintsBody and structure
27 complaintsEngine cooling
23 complaintsFuel system
23 complaintsAir bags
17 complaintsElectrical system
17 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
16 complaintsBrakes
12 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
11 complaintsSuspension
8 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaintsEngine
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 Chevrolet Venture
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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