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1987 Ford Aerostar Seat belts Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Seat belts reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
18
Latest Feb 13, 2002
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
16%
of 114 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1987 Ford Aerostar submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 18 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming seat belt

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Seat belts
Filed Feb 13, 2002

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DISENAGES FROM THE LOCKING MECHANISM. *JG

NHTSA ID
8004013
Incident
Mar 1, 1997
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine+1 more
Filed Dec 2, 1998

ACCELERATOR MAKES SQUEAKING SOUND & WOULD STICK . ALSO, HAD TO HAVE SEAT BELTS REPLACED DUE TO A MALFUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THE EMISSION LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON/THE COMPUTER CHIP SHORTED OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID
831600
Incident
Aug 31, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Jun 22, 1998

DRIVERS SIDE RESTRAINT THAT HOLD THE LATCH IN PLACE WILL NOT HOLD THE BELT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
824517
Seat belts
Filed Mar 23, 1998
Crash reported2 injuries reported

DRIVING AT APPROX 28-29MPH ,WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME OUT UNEXPECTEDLY, HITTING VEHICLE, SEATBELT WHICH ARE ON REELS AND SUPPOSE TO LOCK ON IMPACT , DID NOT, CAUSING PASSENGER TO HIT WINDSHIELD , DRIVER HIT STEERING WHEEL DUE TO DEFECT , DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT PROBLEM ,REFUSES TO LOOK AT VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
822060
Incident
Jan 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Jul 2, 1997

LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT OFTEN COMES LOOSE AFTER LATCHING. *AK

NHTSA ID
517923
Incident
May 19, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Jan 30, 1997

OWNER STATES THAT THE AUTOMATIC SEAT ELT IN MIDDLE OF THE REAR BENCH SEAT DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH TENSION TO HOLD HER CHILD IN PLACE. *AK

NHTSA ID
808414
Seat belts
Filed May 1, 1996

SEAT BELT FAILURE ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF SEAT BELT BUCKLES, SEAT BELTS COME OUT THE BUCKLES, FAILURE TO LATCH EA94-025. *AK

NHTSA ID
983890
Incident
Apr 1, 1996
EngineInterior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Dec 29, 1995

REAR DOOR LATCH STICKS. *SD

NHTSA ID
500646
Incident
Dec 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 25, 1995

DRIVER'S SEATBELT LATCH INOPERABLE. *SD

NHTSA ID
483592
Incident
Aug 25, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jul 7, 1995

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCHED, UNABLE TO LATCH SEAT BELT. *AK

NHTSA ID
968437
Incident
Jun 7, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jul 6, 1995

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT COME LOOSE . *AK

NHTSA ID
968263
Seat belts
Filed Jul 3, 1995

SEAT BELT LATCH DOES NOT ENGAGE, DISENGAGES ALL BY ITSELF. *AK

NHTSA ID
968103
Incident
Jun 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 13, 1995

METAL SPRING IN SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE, PREVENTING BELT FROM FASTENING. *AW

NHTSA ID
485802
Incident
Jun 13, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 13, 1995

SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE TWICE. *AK

NHTSA ID
485195
Incident
Jun 13, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 8, 1995

DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY LATCH. TT

NHTSA ID
966496
Incident
May 5, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 4, 1995

SEAT BELT DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY. *SD

NHTSA ID
486926
Incident
Jun 4, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 2, 1995

THE SEATBELT IS NOT LATCHING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

NHTSA ID
966226
Incident
May 29, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 6, 1995

DRIVERS SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS SEATBELT WILL NOT LATCH FOR USE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
963296
Incident
Apr 6, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Electrical34Engine23Transmission14Interior & seats10

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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