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1988 Ford Festiva 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.
28
Latest Jun 21, 2002
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.
64%
of 44 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.
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 Festiva submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 28 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

The 25 most recent of 28, in the owner's own words

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Seat belts
Filed Jun 21, 2002

AFTER TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE MECHANIC STATED VEHICLE HAD A RECALL ON SAFETY BELT BUCKLES. MANAGER INSISTED THAT CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL, AND REFUSED TO SERVICE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
8012422
Seat belts
Filed Jan 8, 1999

SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTON BROKE, JAMMING BUCKLE. RECALL, NHTSA ID 95V103011. MFG. SAYS MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED, AND WON'T FIX IT.

NHTSA ID
702023
Incident
Oct 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Feb 25, 1998

SAFETY SEAT BELT FAILED, PRIOR RECALL ITEM, HOWEVER CONSUMER NOT ABLE TO GET RECALL WORK DONE.

NHTSA ID
531389
Incident
Feb 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Nov 26, 1996

CONTACTED DEALERSHIP IN SEPTEMBER STILL NO WORD ON WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE REGARDING SEAT BELT BUCKLE RECALL 95V103011. *AK

NHTSA ID
805594
Seat belts
Filed Nov 15, 1996

RECALL 95V103011, SEAT BELT BUCKLES. THE PARTS WERE ORDERED ON 8-27-96. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. GARNET FORD 215- 358-5600. *AK

NHTSA ID
805136
Incident
Aug 27, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Aug 23, 1996

LAP BELTS IN THE REAR WILL NOT RETRACT ON PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDES. *AK

NHTSA ID
801249
Incident
Jan 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Jun 4, 1996

SEAT BELT BUCKLE REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL.

NHTSA ID
505057
Incident
Apr 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed May 17, 1996

PLASTIC SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON BROKE, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO FAIL PRIOR TO RECALL. (95V103011) *DH

NHTSA ID
504611
Incident
May 17, 1996
Seat belts
Filed May 11, 1996

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT BROKE. *DSH

NHTSA ID
504544
Incident
Apr 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 3, 1996
Fire reported

NO PARTS AVAILABLE AND THE REFUSAL OF A RENTAL CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
984049
Incident
May 2, 1996
Seat belts
Filed May 2, 1996

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK

NHTSA ID
983938
Incident
Mar 21, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 30, 1996

WOULD NOT GIVE LOANER CAR EVEN THOUGH THE LETTER STATES SHE SHOULD HAVE ONE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
983801
Incident
Apr 30, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Apr 25, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

VEHICLE IMPROPERLY PASSED ANOTHER VEHICLE, WEATHER WAS FOGGY, TRUCK WAS COMING IN ANOTHER DIRECTION, VEHICLE HIT TRUCK, SEAT BELT STRAP BROKE UPON IMPACT. *AK

NHTSA ID
983671
Incident
Feb 27, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Mar 22, 1996

SEAT BELT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO VIN. *SD

NHTSA ID
502668
Incident
Mar 22, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Feb 12, 1996

FRONT TWO SEATBELT BUCKLES HARD TO INSERT AND STICKS WHEN TRYING TO UNLATCH. TT

NHTSA ID
979083
Incident
Dec 4, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 10, 1996

PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO MANUFACTURING DATE. (95V103011) *DH

NHTSA ID
501432
Incident
Jan 24, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Dec 26, 1995

RECALL 95S16 NHTSA 95V10311; NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL BUT HAVE TAKATA BUCKLE HAVING PROBLEM. WAS TOLD SPECIFIC VEHICLES, SOME MANUFACTURE PLANTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

NHTSA ID
976964
BrakesSeat belts
Filed Dec 26, 1995

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID
501201
Incident
Dec 26, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Dec 18, 1995

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS BROKE CAR WAS BUILT IN KOREA . TT

NHTSA ID
976772
Seat belts
Filed Dec 18, 1995

SEAT BELTS CRACKED PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED.

NHTSA ID
490512
Incident
Aug 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Dec 13, 1995

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS BROKEN, UNABLE TO LATCH BUCKLE. TT

NHTSA ID
976555
Incident
Dec 13, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Sep 5, 1995

FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES BROKEN AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL NOTICE 95V103000, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO MODEL YEAR. *DSH

NHTSA ID
483776
Incident
Sep 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 31, 1995

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING . TT

NHTSA ID
971393
Seat belts
Filed Jun 15, 1995

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT THE FEMALE RECEPTICLE BUTTON HAS BROKEN OFF AND WILL NOT LATCH. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

NHTSA ID
966995
Incident
Jun 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed May 24, 1995

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT FASTEN, ORANGE PLASTIC IS BROKEN INSIDE. TT

NHTSA ID
965824
Incident
Sep 1, 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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