# 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
> NHTSA complaint `285066` · 2001-03-29 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 2500
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DID NOT TIGHTEN UP DURING AN ACCIDENT AND I BOUNCED OFF THE STEERING WHEEL A COUPLE OF TIMES.  THE SEAT BELT HAD NOT TIGHTEN UP AFTER REACHING FOR THE RADIO CONTROLS OR A DRINK, HUNG OUT THE DOOR WHEN SHUTTING IT, BUT WOULD ALWAYS TIGHTEN UP ONCE JANKED ON A COUPLE OF TIMES.  NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD NOT WORK DURING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
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