1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 13about this part
- Share
- 1%of 893 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the seat belts of the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 1% of the 893 complaints for this model year. 6 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.
“I was in a car accident when I tried to avoid another car that slid into my lane. The back part of the Jeep hit a telephone pole and then I slid in the ice and hit a tree head on. Police estimated the speed I hit at was 30 MPH. None of the airbags deployed and my seat belt didn't lock up when the brake was on so I hit the windshield and steering wheel.”
NHTSA complaint #757116, filed 2002-01“I was driving northbound in the 1996 Jeep (a federal government vehicle) on a multiple lane divided highway (posted speed limit of 45 MPH) and came to a complete stop at an intersection for a red light. My vehicle was the first northbound car to stop at the intersection. I was wearing my seat belt and shoulder harness with my foot on the brake while stopped here. Several seconds later, an inattentive driver in a pickup truck collided into the left-rear portion of my vehicle at a witness-estimated speed of about 30 MPH. …”
NHTSA complaint #747521, filed 2001-06“I was having brake trouble with the cherokee and for a month I knew I had to get brake pads on my truck 1996 Grand Cherokee. On august 21, 2003 I was in car accident which caused me to loss control of the vehicle and not be able to gain it back I went up on two and crashed into a median the truck over three times and I came out of the seat belt and landed in the passenger seat. I did have on my seat belt but came up out of it. I think the rotors may have been corrdid and helped with the accident my second concern is how I was able to come out of the seatbelt and become severely injured. …”
NHTSA complaint #10075172, filed 2004-06“I was stopped at a red light wan about one minute later I was rear-ended by a chevy blazer. I had my seat belt and shoulder harness on but the top roller on the shoulder harness did not grab. For that reason my head hit first the steering wheel and then the windshield, leaving me with a fractured nose and contusion on my forehead. I believe the blazer must have been traveling around 45 MPH because that is the speed limit on that road and he did not try and stop at all (complete inattention): there were no skid marks until after where he hit us. …”
NHTSA complaint #737331, filed 2000-12“While driving, tire blewout and caused consumer to lose control, vehicle flipped and crashed into an embankment, the right rear seatbelt came loose, there were three injuries,no specific tire information was given, claim 40-2530-292.”
NHTSA complaint #6901122, filed 2002-05Seat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0% |
| 2023 | 3 | 1% |
| 2021 | 7 | 2% |
| 2020 | 5 | 2% |
| 2019 | 9 | 2% |
| 2018 | 9 | 1% |
| 2017 | 2 | 1% |
| 2016 | 4 | 1% |
| 2015 | 59 | 4% |
| 2014 | 187 | 8% |
| 2013 | 4 | 1% |
| 2012 | 12 | 1% |
| 2011 | 10 | 1% |
| 2010 | 1 | 1% |
| 2009 | 1 | 1% |
| 2008 | 3 | 0% |
| 2007 | 4 | 0% |
| 2006 | 41 | 3% |
| 2005 | 26 | 1% |
| 2004 | 27 | 2% |
| 2003 | 13 | 2% |
| 2002 | 24 | 2% |
| 2001 | 7 | 1% |
| 2000 | 16 | 1% |
| 1999 | 25 | 2% |
| 1998 | 17 | 2% |
| 1997 | 6 | 1% |
| 1996 | 13 | 1% |
| 1995 | 8 | 1% |
| 1994 | 11 | 2% |
| 1993 | 11 | 2% |
Other parts of the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee
280 complaintsFuel system
134 complaintsBrakes
118 complaintsEngine cooling
88 complaintsBody and structure
85 complaintsSteering
67 complaintsElectrical system
65 complaintsSuspension
50 complaintsTires
35 complaintsVehicle speed control
35 complaintsAir bags
34 complaintsOther or unknown
30 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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