Seat belts
Filed Oct 6, 2000
WHEN USING SHOULDER BELT SYSTEM SHOULDER PART DOES NOT RETRACT AFTER MOVING AROUND WITH IT ON. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 872435
1988 Ford F-150 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.
10
Latest Oct 6, 2000
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.
7%
of 139 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 1988 Ford F-150 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 Jul 25, 2000
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 726002
Seat belts
Filed Jul 5, 2000
PASSENGER SEAT BELT CONTINUE TO ROLL ITSELF LOOSE WHEN IN USE. PASSGENER HAS TO PULL BELT TIGHT TO PREVENT IT FROM COMING LOOSE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACE THE RETAINER CLIP, BUT CONDITION REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 864808
- Incident
- Sep 15, 1988
Seat belts
Filed Mar 28, 2000
IF A PASSENGER PULLS ON THE SEATBELT TO ADJUST IT FOR COMFORT, IT DOESN'T RETRACT LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO AND THUS, COULD CAUSE THE PASSENGER TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A CRASH OR IF THE VEHICLE IS BRAKED TO A SUDDEN SLOW-DOWN OR STOP. IN ORDER FOR THE SEATBELT TO RETRACT, ONE MUST OPEN THE DOOR TO GET IT TO RETRACT. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 720705
- Incident
- Jan 1, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Mar 28, 2000
THIS TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED WITH NO HEADRESTS/HEADRESTRAINTS TO GUARD AGAINST WHIPLASH. IF THERE WERE AN ACCIDENT, THE BACK OF A PERSON'S HEAD WOULD HIT THE GLASS BEHIND THEM ON THE CAB'S REAR WINDOW, RESULTING IN POSSIBLE HEAD INJURY FROM GLASS BREAKAGE AND WHIPLASH. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 720701
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1988
Seat belts
Filed Nov 18, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BROADSIDED ARMOUR TRUCK, WHICH RAN STOP SIGN, TOTALED THE TRUCK, SEAT BELT BROKE AT BUCKLE, DRIVER INJURED, HITTING DASHBOARD AND WINDSHIELD. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 805192
- Incident
- Sep 30, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jun 27, 1996
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY ENGAGED IN THE BUCKLE. *AK *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 986237
- Incident
- Feb 21, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Dec 26, 1995
SEAT BELT HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT DUE TO DESIGN. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 490763
- Incident
- Dec 26, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jul 25, 1995
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LATCHES/ SELF-RELEASES, ALSO INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS UP. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 484305
- Incident
- Jun 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 13, 1995
MADE A SUDDEN STOP, SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE, WOULD NOT GO BACK TOGETHER. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 966812
- Incident
- Jun 12, 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.
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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