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 May 18, 2004
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.
3%
of 310 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.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Ford Crown Victoria 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
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed May 18, 2004
(1.) MY CAR IS A 1992 FORD, CROWN VICTORIA LX. - I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND LEANED BACK ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO GET SOMETHING OUT OUT OF MY PANTS POCKET. AS I PRESSED ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT THERE WAS A METALIC "SNAP" SOUND AND THE BACK OF THE SEAT FLOPPED BACK 3 TO 4 INCHES ON THE DRIVER DOOR SIDE. LATER ON VIEWING THE SEAT FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF THE BRAKE PEDDLE I WAS ABLE TO DETERMING THAT A WELDED IN CIRCULAR, THREADED, METAL, TAPPED FASTENER, (A CUSTOM MADE NUT) HAD TORN THROUGH THE PRESSED METAL FRAM THAT ATTACHED IT TO THE MOTORIZED PORTION OF THE SEAT. THE RESULTING HOLE IN THE PRESSED METAL FRAME COMPONENT WAS ABOUT ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. (2) THE FAILURE OF THE SEAT MAKES THE VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. (3.) I HAVE CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND FOUND NONE RELATING TO THE SEAT EXCEPT FOR AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. I HAVEN'T REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AS YET BUT I WILL LIKELY GO TO A AUTOMOBILE RECYCLING YARD AND LOOK FOR ANOTHER SEAT. OF COURSE INSPECTING FIRST FOR THE SAME FAILURE. ALSO, AS NEAR AS I CAN TELL THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT . AND IT ONLY HAS 84,000. MILES ON IT.*AK
NHTSA ID
10072818
Incident
May 15, 2004
Mileage
84,000 mi
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Jul 11, 2002
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LEFT AND REAR SEAT BELTS JAMMED IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. *SLC
NHTSA ID
566645
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+6 more
Filed Jun 23, 1999
KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION CYLINDER, REPLACEMENTS WERE DONE TO IGNITION CYLINDER LOCK SWITCH DUE TO FAILURE. *YC
NHTSA ID
546417
Incident
May 18, 1999
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Oct 30, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE PULLING UP TO A LIGHT CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE BACK, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN AT THE TIME, BUT SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK HOLDING OCCUPANT. THIS DEFECT CAUSED OCCUPANT SUST INJURIES. HEAD WENT THROUGH WIN SHIELD TWICE, BOUNCED AGAINST SEAT, MINOR BRUISES. FORD CLAIMS SHOULDER BELTS WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, LAP BELT WAS WORKING. THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE BODILY INJURIES IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK
NHTSA ID
818051
Incident
Aug 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Mar 25, 1997
DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SIDE AND REAR MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELTS ARE TEARING IN DIFFERENT PLACE (MAKING A HOLE ) . *AK
NHTSA ID
807691
Incident
Jan 2, 1997
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+6 more
Filed May 29, 1996
LEFT REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN.
NHTSA ID
504930
Incident
Jul 12, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Feb 14, 1996
PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILS TO REMAIN LATCHED AT THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA ID
979188
Seat belts
Filed Feb 3, 1995
DESIGN OF HEAD RESTRAINT DOES NOT EXTEND HIGH ENOUGH TO PROTECT OCCUPANTS HEAD OR NECK. TT
NHTSA ID
959525
Incident
Dec 23, 1994
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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