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1994 Ford F-150 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.
10
Latest Sep 27, 2020
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.
1%
of 676 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.
2
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 1994 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 Sep 27, 2020

SEPTEMBER 13TH I GOT INTO A SMALL ACCIDENT. I WAS PULLING MY TRAILER AND MY TRUCK RAN INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. JUST RIGHT SIDE WAS MINOR. TRUCK JUMP ON TOP ON A ANGLE. I WAS FREAKING OUT COULD NOT GET THE SEAT BELT OFF. SOMEBODY HAD TO CUT IT. IM GLAD I WASNT BURNING IN THE TRUCK. I LOVE THESE 94 MODELS. BUT [XXX]. I WAS GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE TO HWY 190 BUT HIT A CONSTRUCTION PIECE. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ID
11361351
Incident
Sep 13, 2020
Mileage
250,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Mar 1, 2001

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STUCK/JAMMED, AND THE BELT IS INOPERABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
881856
Incident
Feb 27, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Apr 20, 1999

REAR SHOULDER RESTRAINT GOT STUCK ON THE PERSON WEARING IT. THE PERSON HAD TO CLIMB UNDER THE RSTRAINT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
836924
Seat belts
Filed Apr 7, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
705355
Seat belts
Filed Apr 6, 1999

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH PASSENGER SEAT BELTS. SEAT BELT BUCKLE GETS STUCK AND IT'S HARD FOR THEM TO GET OUT OF IT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
832318
Incident
Dec 15, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Mar 1, 1999

RETRACT SPRING OF THE SEAT BELT HAS FAILED AND THE BELT IS COMPLETLY EXTENDED, OFFERING NO PROTECTION. THE BELT IS UNUSABLE IN THIS CONDITION.

NHTSA ID
703870
Incident
Feb 22, 1999
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Nov 22, 1996
Crash reported

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN 11:00 POSITION ACCIDENT, 45MPH, THE SENSOR WAS CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES IT WAS RAINING AND VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM MADE AN ABRUT STOP WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HIT THAT VEHCILE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONSUMER.*JB

NHTSA ID
805482
Incident
Oct 29, 1996
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Aug 30, 1996
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

NHTSA ID
801690
Incident
Jun 16, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Nov 7, 1995

VEHICLES HEAD REST DESIGN IS INSUFFICENT.THE HEADREST LAYS TOO FAR ON THE REAR OF THE SEAT TO WORK EFFECTIVELY. TT CONSUMER STATES THERE IS NO HEAD REST AND CONSUMER'S HEAD WOULD HIT THE REAR WINDOW.*JB

NHTSA ID
974726
Body & structureDriver assistanceEngine+7 more
Filed Aug 8, 1995

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP. *SKD

NHTSA ID
484777
Incident
Oct 19, 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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