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2022 Ford Bronco Seat belts Problems

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

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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.
8
Latest Oct 29, 2025
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.
2%
of 362 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.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2022 Ford Bronco submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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

Fuel systemSeat belts
Filed Oct 29, 2025

My 2022 Ford Bronco has two active recalls for low pressure fuel pump failure and front seat height-adjust pivot bolt and link replacement with no available remedies. This vehicle has gone thru numerous recalls which I believe this poses a safety and financial hardship.

NHTSA ID
11696357
Incident
Jul 8, 2025
Seat belts
Filed Oct 7, 2025

The seat belt does not retract. It is loose and does not tighten properly.

NHTSA ID
11691852
Incident
Jun 1, 2025
Seat belts
Filed Feb 18, 2025

The seat belt stem on the buckle receiver has corroded and snapped. This is on the Black Diamond trim package with marine grade upholstered seats, weatherproof electrical switches and buttons in the interior and drain plugs on the floor boards from factory. The metal stem of the seat belt receiver is bolted to the body of the truck, encased in rubber and has corroded and snapped in half. Ford motor co. has denied the bumper to bumper warranty on this part, stating that moisture exposure is evident . This is the vehicle that is marketed and intended to be hosed out with water to clean after off-roading . This is the same Bronco model that is pictured in advertisements with no doors or roofs installed visiting beaches, driving through rivers and climbing mountains It is obvious that the seat belt components have not been treated or coated with any enamel or coatings. From factory all seatbelt components are bare clean steel

NHTSA ID
11643416
Incident
Jan 3, 2025
Seat belts
Filed Aug 24, 2023

Rear Middle Seatbelt extremely difficult to access. It is a different seatbelt than rear passenger and rear driver so seatbelt extenders are not available or do not work. Seatbelt sits to low for access for passengers, especially children in car seats.

NHTSA ID
11540477
Incident
Aug 24, 2023
Seat belts
Filed Jul 7, 2023

The contact owns a 2022 Ford Bronco. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V358000 (Seat Belts) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. An undisclosed dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

NHTSA ID
11530924
Incident
May 18, 2023
Seat belts
Filed Jul 6, 2023

The contact owns a 2022 Ford Bronco. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V358000 (Seat Belts) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

NHTSA ID
11530746
Incident
Jun 15, 2023
Seat belts
Filed Nov 19, 2022

Front passenger seatbelt buckle will not engage the latch plate. Vehicle was inspected by dealer after customer complaint. Dealer informed customer that seatbelt buckles were all inspected and working normally. This issue is still occurring on intermittent basis. Was told by dealer that it would not "accept a video showing the problem."

NHTSA ID
11494257
Incident
Nov 11, 2022
Seat belts
Filed Jul 19, 2022

On delivery at Ramp Ford of my MY 22 BRONCO I inspected the accessories bags for roof and door storage" on board" bags and retention safety harness on April 15,2022 at 3:15pm. I found the two targa roof bags (option $699) on board, however no safety retention harness was on board at delivery. Call dealer next day for safety harness and her said "on board door bags" were deleted as a dealer installed option, but nothing about the safety harness at all. Ford had marketing over Wranger, in that you could take all four doors off leaving external mirrors on and store then (4 doors/ on 4 dr Bronco) and safely drive at highway speeds with the four doors in the cargo area designed to store frameless window doors safely( page 362-4 owners manual) but failed to provide at time of delivery these" seat bekts" for heavy doors "on board"!

NHTSA ID
11474671
Incident
Apr 15, 2022

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.

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