Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Ford F-250 Sd submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT COMES UNBUCKLED WITHOUT THE LATCH BEING TOUCHED WHILE DRIVING. THIS RESULTS IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION WHERE THE SEAT BELT ISN'T PROVIDING ANY SAFETY AND IT ALSO REQUIRES TWO HANDS TO RE-BUCKLE IT TAKING MY HANDS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING IN MY DRIVEWAY, ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING SOON AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED ON NOVEMBER 10, 2004.
FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS, MY SON HAS BEEN DRIVING THE 2001 F250 SD UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY INSTANCES WHERE THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT HAS UNLATCHED ON ITS OWN. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN BACK TO FORD DEALERSHIP ON 3/7/03 UNDER RECALL 01S21 SEATBELT. "BUCKLES WERE INSPECTED, OK AS PER 01S21, NO REPAIRS NEEDED." WE WERE CHARGED $27.16 FOR THE INSPECTION. TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO DEALERSHIP TODAY (5.27.15). THEY HAVE NO ADVICE FOR US. THERE ARE MANY OPEN COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I'VE SEEN THE REPORTS OF MANY INJURIES ALREADY.
REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE HAS BROKEN LATCHING MECHANISM WITHIN FEMALE BUCKLE. THIS ITEM IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. SEAT BELT NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER ON A 14 YEAR OLD VEHICLE ? *TR
DRIVER SEAT BELT COMES UNLATCHED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE SEAT BELTS, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. *TR
DRIVER SEATBELT UNLATCHES UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY PARTICULAR CAUSE FOR THE LATCHING FAILURE. *TR
AT VARIOUS TIMES, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL RELEASE CAUSING THE BELT TO BECOME LOOSE. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS AND USUALLY WILL HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES DURING A TRIP OR NOT AT ALL. I HAVE NEVER HAD IT HAPPEN ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE DETECTED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT REMAIN SECURED IN THE LOCKING MECHANISM. WHEN THE SEAT BELT WAS IN USE BY AN OCCUPANT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ UPDATED 01/31/11. *JB
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2001 FORD 250 DIESE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKING AND STAYING LOCKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE LOCKED IN SEAT AND WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT BELT UNLOCKED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP IN FEBRUARY 2007, AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SEAT BELT LATCH. *AK
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT LATCH PROPERLY ON 2001 FORD F250. THE SEAT BELT WILL LATCH, BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WILL RELEASE ITSELF FROM THE LATCH. THE CONTACT HAS RECENTLY NOTICED THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT BECAUSE SHE JUST STARTED DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON 12/19/06. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 100,000 MILES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THE SEAT BELT WAS INVOLVED IN A RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V227002. THE REAR LEFT SEAT BELT WAS REPAIRED DURING THE RECALL. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WAS NOT REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS NOW CLOSED AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE SEAT BELT FREE OF CHARGE. *AK UPDATED 2/16/2007 - *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT CENTER SEAT BELT LOOSENED AND FAILED TO STAY TIGHT. IF THE BELT IS PULLED IT WILL TIGHTEN, BUT IT HAS TOO MUCH PLAY AND MAY NOT ACCURATELY HOLD THE PASSENGER IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE BUCKLE WILL NOT COME UNDONE. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT THREE TIMES AND THE DEALER CLAIMS THE BELT WORKED EVEN THOUGH IT IS LOOSE AND THE DEALER WILL NOT CHANGE IT ANYMORE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST ACQUIRED WHEN IT WAS NEW. UPDATED 9/27/2006 - *NM
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT UNSNAPS WHILE DRIVING, WAS CHECKED UNDER RECALL IN 2001 AND CHECKED OK, NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT THE LAST SIX MONTHS. *NM
2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY, DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL UNFASTEN AT ANY GIVEN TIME. *NM
DT: CONSUMER FOUND A RECALL 01V227001 ONLINE FOR THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. CONSUMER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW. THE SEAT BELT WILL OCCASIONALLY UNBUCKLE, AND IF WIGGLED, THE SEAT BELT WILL UNLATCH. THIS DOESN'T ALWAYS OCCUR.*AK
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT CONTINUES TO "UNCLICK" ITSELF. EXAMPLE, PASSENGER "CLICKS" SEATBELT IN. THINKS THEY ARE SAFER. MINUTES LATER SEATBELT UNBUCKLES ITSELF. PASSENGER MUST REBUCKLE SELF IN CONTINUALLY. ON 3/29/2002 FORD F250 CREW CAB TRUCK BROUGHT IN TO THEODORE ROBBINS FORD (COSTA MESA, CA) FOR FIXING FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT. THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. I HAVE RECEIPT SAYING IT WAS FIXED. SEATBELT STILL TO THIS DAY UNCLLICKING ITSELF. CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP IN MICHIGAN ON FEBRUARY 22, 2005, THEY SAID, SORRY, OUT OF WARRANTY, YOU HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED......*AK
CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DESIGN OF REAR SEATS, THEY0 DO NOT HAVE HEADRESTS, IN THE EVENT OF A REAR END CRASH THE PASSENGER?S HEAD WOULD GO THROUGH THE WINDOW. *YD
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PASSENGERS REAR SEAT DOES HAVE HEADREST. IT WILL BE UNSAFE FOR REAR SEAT PASSENGERS IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. *YD
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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