Seat belts
Filed Apr 17, 2021
FRONT SEAT BELT UNBUCKLES ITSELF. HAPPENS MOSTLY IN MOTION. TRUCK DOES NOT SHOW RECALLS OPEN.
- NHTSA ID
- 11408540
- Incident
- Apr 9, 2021
- Mileage
- 176,000 mi
2001 Ford F-350 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.
8
Latest Apr 17, 2021
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.
5%
of 160 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 2001 Ford F-350 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 Jan 28, 2021
SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AND IS FAULTY SET FEELS LOOSE FROM CAB.
- NHTSA ID
- 11390593
- Incident
- Jun 7, 2019
- Mileage
- 217,201 mi
Seat belts
Filed May 6, 2018
DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY BUCKLED. WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICE THAT THIS BELT SPONTANEOUSLY UNLATCHES LEAVING ME UNPROTECTED. THIS HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER HOW I OPERATE THE BUCKLE. THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION DURING ANY KIND OF DRIVING..
- NHTSA ID
- 11092095
- Incident
- May 5, 2018
- Mileage
- 190,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Aug 14, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH WOULD UNLATCH BY ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 01V227001 (SEAT BELT), BUT THE DEALER DID NOT PERFORM ANY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE BUCKLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10199514
- Incident
- Oct 28, 2001
- Mileage
- 10,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Dec 6, 2004
Crash reported1 death reported
THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. ONE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNLATCH AND RESULTED IN ASPHYXIATION. *NM ONE OF THE PASSENGERS IN THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS KILLED. CONSUMER READ ABOUT RECALLS INVOLVING FAULTY SEAT BELTS IN FORD TRUCKS. DEALER WILL NOT GIVE THE CONSUMER THE INFORMATION. THE SELLER OF THE VEHICLE WILL NOT CONTACT THE CONSUMER. CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 01V227001. *TC
- NHTSA ID
- 10101450
- Incident
- Jul 15, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Feb 12, 2003
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAILED. *JB THE SEAT BELTS WERE SLIT. SCC
- NHTSA ID
- 10007235
- Incident
- Feb 12, 2003
- Mileage
- 58,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Nov 14, 2001
WHILE TRAVELING WITH SEAT BELT ON SEAT BELT LOCKS TO BODY, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO LOOK AROUND OR SIT UP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 899083
Seat belts
Filed Mar 19, 2001
RESTRAINT BELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 883324
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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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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