2004 Ford F-150 Seat belts Problems

The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the seatbelt pretensioners for all seats failed, and the frontal airbags for the driver seat and front passenger seat were inoperable. The seatbelt warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with faulty seatbelt pretensioners. A dealer was contacted and informed that parts were unavailable for the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 49,800.

NHTSA ID

11749297

Incident

Jul 2, 2026

Mileage

49,800 mi

My Teenage daughter was in a car accident and the airbags did not deploy and her seatbelt did not lock , and smashed into her steering wheel.

NHTSA ID

11690826

Incident

Sep 29, 2025

The vehicle rolled and killed the occupant because the roof caved in. The shoulder portion of the seat belt did not hold the occupant (only the lap portion) and the occupant was partially ejected out of the rear of the cab. The vehicle was inspected and purchased by State Farm insurance since the vehicle was totaled. The 2000's Ford F-150s have roofs that are too weak to support the weight of the vehicle, thereby putting the occupants in danger of injury or death. This is well documented. There were no warnings.

NHTSA ID

11659523

Incident

Mar 11, 2025

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LATCH. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SOFTWARE NEEDED TO REFLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED AFTER IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS WATER IN THE OIL PAN AND A FUEL ROD FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

NHTSA ID

10985703

Incident

May 1, 2014

Mileage

50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT PREVENT THE PASSENGERS FROM GOING FORWARD. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. UPDATED 01/04/17*LJ

NHTSA ID

10928999

Incident

Nov 7, 2016

Mileage

39,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO UNLOCK, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO CUT THE SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,435 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,541.

NHTSA ID

10428673

Incident

Oct 3, 2011

Mileage

9,435 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT WAS THROWN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND SUSTAINED A FRACTURED DISC IN HIS BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BUT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IN TOW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

NHTSA ID

10410743

Incident

Jun 13, 2011

Mileage

135,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN RESPONSE TO THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V107000 (FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). PRIOR TO THE REPAIRS THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPAIRS THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED IT COULD BE CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,100.

NHTSA ID

10402186

Incident

May 17, 2011

Mileage

72,100 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE RETRACTOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,785.

NHTSA ID

10286364

Incident

Sep 3, 2009

Mileage

64,600 mi

THIS IS REGARDING OUR REAR SEATBELTS FAILING ON OUR 2004 FORD F-150 1. MY WIFE PUTTING OUR CAR SEATS BACK IN THE TRUCK 2. TWO SEATBELTS FELL APART, IT APPEARS AS THOUGH A NUT HOLDING THEM CAME LOOSE 3. FORD WILL NOT FIX THIS UNDER ANY WARRANTY SINCE I'M OUTSIDE MY WARRANTY TIME. IN MY MIND THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL OR A LIFETIME WARRANTY. BOTH OF THESE SEATBELTS WERE CONNECTED TO 2 OF OUR BABY SEATS; AT ANY TIME WE COULD HAVE SIMPLY HIT THE BRAKES AND THEY BOTH WOULD HAVE COME LOOSE. I'M SURPRISED THEY WANT TO WAIT UNTIL AN ACCIDENT OCCURS TO MAKE IT A RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10275234

Incident

Jun 26, 2009

Mileage

62,000 mi

PASSENGER SEAT BELT HAD STUCK IN THE PARTIALLY RETRACTED POSITION. IT WON'T COME OUT AND IT WON'T GO BACK. IT HAD GIVEN SOME PROBLEMS BEFORE, BUT I THINK THEY WERE RELATED TO PULLING IT OUT TOO FAR AND THE CHILD ADJUSTMENT FEATURE KEPT TIGHTENING THE BELT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT TO COME LOOSE, NOR HAVE I HAD THE TIME TO GO TO THE DEALER. *NM

NHTSA ID

10183671

Incident

Feb 14, 2007

Mileage

43,500 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELTS ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, AT ONLY 13000 MILES. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD ONLY LOCK AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. EVENTUALLY, A PIECE IN THE SEAT BELT CONNECTOR FRACTURED AND THE BELT WILL NOT LATCH AT ALL. THE BELT AND LATCH ARE FREE OF OTHER DIRT AND CONTAMINANTS. THERE WERE NO PICTURES OR INVOICE AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10161299

Incident

Jun 30, 2006

Mileage

13,000 mi

PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT FAILS TO LOCK OR COMES UNLOCKED AFTER CLICKED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10143557

Incident

Nov 8, 2005

Mileage

27,000 mi

MY SON WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 2 DAYS AGO AND HIS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE CENTER PUNCHED A LAMP POLE AND TOTALED HIS TRUCK. 2004 FORD F150. HE HAS MAJOR WHIP LASH, AND HOPEFULLY THAT'S ALL, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S BECAUSE HE HAD HIS SEAT BELT ON AND IT DID IT'S JOB. HAD THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, IT MIGHT HAVE STOPPED HIM FROM BEING THROWN AS HARD. *JB

NHTSA ID

10140250

Incident

Oct 17, 2005

DT: WAS DRIVING TO WORK WEARING SEAT BELT AND HEARD A CLICK OR POP FROM THE SEAT BELT NEAR THE SHOULDER OF WHERE THE BELT CAME OUT. CONSUMER THOUGHT IT SOUNDED MECHANICAL IN NATURE. PULLED AT SEAT BELT, THERE WAS NO LOCKING. AFTER TAKING OFF SEAT BELT, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. NO REPAIRS. CALLED 2 DEALERS, AND THEY WERE OF NO HELP, BUT SUGGESTED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO SHOP AFTER THE WEEKEND FOR REPAIRS. HAD NOT CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AT THIS TIME BUT CONSUMER PLANNED TO DO SO. *AK

NHTSA ID

10131657

Incident

Aug 5, 2005

Mileage

10,005 mi

TAILGATE STRAPS ARE THE SAME LENGTH, BUT WHEN YOU PUT PRESSURE ON THE TAILGATE, ONLY THE LH TAILGATE STRAP SUPPORTS THE TAILGATE. THE TRUCK HAS VIBRATION AND STEERING WHEEL NIBBLE PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE BALANCED THE TIRES 4 TIMES, REPLACED THE TIRES. THE FSE FROM FORD TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A RIDE AND SAID IT NEEDS A NEW DRIVESHAFT. THE BRAKE DUST IS A BIG PROBLEM. YOU NEED TO WASH THE WHEELS DAILY. FORD NOW HAS UPDATED PADS. I HOPE THEY REPLACE THEM UNDER WARRANTY. TWO OF THE ROTORS ARE ALSO GROOVED. THE TRUCK HAS 3000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN IN 5+ TIMES NOW! THE AC UNIT ONLY HAD 22 OUNCES OF FLIUD IN IT. IT IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE 30+. MY AIR WAS VERIFIED TO BE 8-10 DEGREES WARMER THAN SPEC. THE GAS DOOR (SPRING) BROKE. THE PAINT ON THE HOOD IS FLAWED. IT DIDN'T GET FULLY SPRAYED ON THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE HOOD. BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR DIFF. ARE WET. SOMETHING IS LEAKING. THE SEATBELT STITCHING IS COMING APART.*AK

NHTSA ID

10086942

Incident

May 28, 2004

Mileage

1 mi

SHOULDER HARNESS ON SEAT BELTS CAUSING PROBLEMS, EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON SHOULDER. SEAT BELT IS ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF THE SEAT AND COMES FROM APPROXIMATELY 4" BELOW THE SHOULDER FROM THE REAR AND OVER. CONTACTED FORD ABOUT PROBLEM. THEY SEEM NOT TO HAVE HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELTS IN THE 2004 F-150 SUPERCABS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10058941

Incident

Jan 10, 2004