Florida Auto Accident Lawyers Battle Unsafe Seatbelts
As incredible as it may seem, the very same type of seat belt that has been found responsible for many deaths; is still in many vehicles on the road today.
Chrysler began using the Gen 3 seat belts, short for Generation 3, over 10 years ago. As you can see in the middle photo below, the Gen 3 release button is raised above the cover.
During a wreck, a hand, a bottle of water, an elbow, anything can hit the button and release it. Overchuck & Byron, P.A. has presenting clients in an action against the manufacturer of Gen 3 Seatbelts.
Here is a list as of 3/7/03 of Gen 3 belts:
2003
- Chrysler 300M
- Chrysler Concorde
- Chrysler Town & Country (Rear)
- Chrysler Voyager (Rear)
- Dodge Caravan (Rear)
- Dodge Grand Caravan (Rear)
- Dodge Intrepid
- Dodge Ram Van or Wagon (Rear)
- Dodge Viper
- Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited (Rear)
- Jeep Wrangler
2002
- Chrysler 300M
- Chrysler Concorde
- Chrysler Town & Country (Rear)
- Chrysler Voyager (Rear)
- Dodge Caravan (Rear)
- Dodge Grand Caravan (Rear)
- Dodge Intrepid
- Dodge Ram Van or Wagon (Rear)
- Dodge Viper
- Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited (Rear)
- Jeep Wrangler
2001
- Chrysler 300M
- Chrysler Concorde
- Chrysler LHS
- Chrysler Town & Country (Rear)
- Chrysler Voyager (Rear)
- Dodge Caravan (Rear)
- Dodge Grand Caravan (Rear)
- Dodge Intrepid
- Dodge Ram Van or Wagon (Rear)
- Dodge Viper
- Jeep Cherokee
- Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited
- Jeep Wrangler
2000
- Chrysler 300M
- Chrysler Concorde
- Chrysler LHS
- Chrysler Town & Country
- Chrysler Voyager
- Dodge Caravan
- Dodge Grand Caravan
- Dodge Intrepid
- Dodge Ram Van or Wagon
- Dodge Viper
- Jeep Cherokee
- Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo
- Jeep Wrangler
- Plymouth Voyager
1999
- Chrysler 300M
- Chrysler Concorde
- Chrysler LHS
- Chrysler Town & Country
- Dodge Caravan
- Dodge Grand Caravan
- Dodge Intrepid
- Dodge Ram Van or Wagon
- Dodge Viper
- Jeep Cherokee
- Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo
- Jeep Wrangler
- Plymouth Voyager
1998
- Chrysler Concorde
- Chrysler LHS
- Chrysler Town & Country
- Dodge Caravan
- Dodge Grand Caravan
- Dodge Dakota
- Dodge Durango
- Dodge Intrepid
- Dodge Ram Van or Wagon
- Dodge Viper
- Jeep Cherokee
- Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Jeep Wrangler
- Plymouth Voyager
1997
- Chrysler Concorde
- Chrysler LHS
- Chrysler Town & Country
- Dodge Caravan
- Dodge Grand Caravan
- Dodge Dakota
- Dodge Intrepid
- Dodge Ram Van or Wagon
- Dodge Viper
- Eagle Vision
- Jeep Cherokee Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Jeep Wrangler
- Plymouth Voyager
1996
- Chrysler Concorde
- Chrysler LHS
- Chrysler New Yorker
- Chrysler Town & Country
- Dodge Caravan Dodge Grand Caravan
- Dodge Intrepid
- Dodge Ram Van or Wagon
- Dodge Viper
- Eagle Vision
- Jeep Cherokee
- Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Plymouth Voyager
1995
- Chrysler Concorde
- Chrysler LeBaron
- Chrysler LHS
- Chrysler New Yorker
- Chrysler Town & Country
- Dodge Caravan
- Dodge Grand Caravan
- Dodge Intrepid
- Dodge Ram Pickup Truck
- Dodge Ram Van or Wagon
- Dodge Spirit
- Eagle Vision
- Jeep Cherokee Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Plymouth Acclaim
- Plymouth Voyager
1994
- Chrysler Concorde
- Chrysler LeBaron
- Chrysler LHS
- Chrysler New Yorker
- Chrysler Town & Country Dodge Caravan
- Dodge Grand Caravan
- Dodge Intrepid
- Dodge Shadow (All except RF shoulder belt)
- Dodge Spirit Eagle Vision
- Plymouth Acclaim
- Plymouth Sundance (All except RF shoulder belt)
- Plymouth Voyager
1993
- Chrysler Concorde
- Chrysler LeBaron Chrysler New Yorker
- Chrysler Town & Country
- Dodge Caravan
- Dodge Grand Caravan
- Dodge Intrepid
- Eagle Vision
- Plymouth Voyager
It is important to understand that it is not only seat belts found in DaimlerChrysler vehicles that are known to be defective. Defective seat belts can be found in all types of vehicle manufactured by any automobile manufacturer. Seat belts can inadvertently release, falsely latch and/or partially engage – all of which are dangerous conditions when someone is involved in an accident.
Therefore, you should never assume when you hear that someone has been ejected or partially ejected from a vehicle that they were not wearing their seat belt.
If you believe that you or a loved one has been falsely accused of not being seat belted in an accident, contact the lawyers at Overchuck & Byron, P.A. for a confidential and realistic assessment of your case.