2014 Dodge Avenger · symptom sheet
Seat belt or seat problems
- 60owner reports
- 78,000median miles
- $500median quote
- 6involved a crash
Newest report Aug 11, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
60 of the 193 complaints on this car describe seat belt. Only airbag is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 60 reports
Seat belt on other Avenger years
No other Avenger model year has enough reports of seat belt for a sheet of its own. See every Avenger year.
What this problem usually is
This group covers the belt and the seat it's bolted to: buckles that won't latch or won't let go, belts that lock up and won't pull out, and seats that shift or rock in their tracks. It's a wide bucket, with over 9,000 complaints across the vehicles on this site, and a quarter of them mention a recall.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the buckle (6 reports) and the seat frame or track (5 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the seat belts covers the 2014 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The Occupant Restraint Control (OCR) module may short circuit, preventing the frontal air bags, seat belt pretensioners, and side air bags from deploying in the event of a crash.
The recall on the 2014 Dodge Avenger, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the seat belts on the Avenger
Active head rest inadvertent deployment. Closed feb 25, 2026.
What owners paid
5 of the 60 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $500 to $625.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 47,000 and 100,000 miles, from the 34 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2014 Dodge Avenger that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Active Head Restraint (AHR) Inadvertent Deployment - X84 Warranty Extension This bulletin involves inspecting the sled bracket striker pin and possibly replacing a front seat AHR that has inadvertently deployed.
What owners wrote
“My driver side head rest was fine the night before. When I came out to my car the next morning, the AHR had defected and the padded part had "popped". No damage had occurred on the exterior of my vehicle.”
Filed Aug 11, 2026
“I was stopped at a red light, when the airbag in the headrest deployed on the driver side.”
Filed Oct 6, 2025
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 6 of 60 reports involved a crash and 4 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Airbag warning light or recall 68 reports