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1989 Ford Festiva 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.
38
Latest Aug 23, 1998
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.
81%
of 47 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.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1989 Ford Festiva submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 38 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 38, in the owner's own words

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Seat belts
Filed Aug 23, 1998

RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE REAR SEATBELTS ARE JAMMED AND RED RELEASE BUTTON IS BROKEN.

NHTSA ID
540287
Incident
Aug 22, 1998
ElectricalSeat belts
Filed Aug 7, 1998

IGNITION FAILED.

NHTSA ID
538890
Incident
Apr 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed May 7, 1997

SEAT BELT PLASTIC RELEASE BUTTON CRUMBLED, DEPOSITING FRAGMENTS AND JAMMING THE LOCKING MECHANISM.

NHTSA ID
517041
Seat belts
Filed Mar 11, 1997

TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE SEAT BELT RECALL, AND DEALER ORDERED THE WRONG BUCKLES. NOW CONSUMER HAS TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER WEEK OR MORE BEFORE DEALER COULD ORDER THE RIGHT BUCKLES. *AK

NHTSA ID
809802
Incident
Mar 4, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Jan 13, 1997
Crash reported

INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AND THE DRIVER,S SIDE SHOULDER BELT SNAPPED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
807550
Incident
Jan 10, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Oct 17, 1996

THE REAR LAP BELTS ARE INOPERATIVE. THEY ARE LOCKED IN PLACE, CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO PULL THEM OUT IN ORDER TO FASTEN A PASSENGER.

NHTSA ID
803669
Incident
Apr 15, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Sep 3, 1996

#95V103011, RECEIVED RECALL ON THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, BROUGHT CAR IN AND DEALER DOESN'T HAVE THE PARTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

NHTSA ID
801749
Seat belts
Filed Aug 19, 1996

SEAT BELT BUCKLE RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS.

NHTSA ID
505299
Incident
May 25, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 17, 1996

OWNER BROUGHT VEHICLE IN TWICE TO REMEDY RECALL, FIRST DLR HAD NO PARTS, SECOND DLR ORDERED WRONG PART, DRIVERS' BELT BUCKLE BROKE, DLR WON'T GIVE LOANER. *AK

NHTSA ID
987061
Seat belts
Filed Jul 11, 1996

RECALL 954103011- WHEN MR. OUTLAW GOT THE VEHICLE BACK THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE STILL WASN'T OPERATING CORRECTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
986768
Seat belts
Filed Jul 9, 1996

THE DEALERSHIP HAS TAKEN TWO MONTHS TO ORDER THE SEATBELT PARTS. THEY STILL HAVE NOT ORDERED IT. RECALL 96V071000. *AK

NHTSA ID
986642
Incident
May 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 8, 1996

PART NOT AVAILABLE. DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL HAVE IT. CONTACTED (3) TIMES, 5/24,96, 6/14,96 & 7/8/96. SEAT BELT BUCKLE RECALL 95V103011. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
986562
Incident
Jul 8, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jun 20, 1996

MR. JACOBSON CAR HAS BEEN WITH GILLESPIE FORD FOR SIX WEEKS NOW AND THE WORK HAS NOT BEEN DONE REGARDING SEA TBELT BUCKLES RECALL 95V103011. *AK

NHTSA ID
985933
Seat belts
Filed Jun 18, 1996

DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE PLASTIC RELEASE BUTTON CRUMBLED, JAMMING THE LOCKING MECHANISM PRIOR TO RECALL.

NHTSA ID
505396
Incident
Sep 19, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 22, 1996

SEAT BELTS STUCK INSIDE RETRACTOR. *SD

NHTSA ID
504786
Incident
Apr 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed May 22, 1996

FRONT SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON BROKE PRIOR TO RECALL.

NHTSA ID
504637
Incident
May 14, 1996
Seat belts
Filed May 22, 1996

DIFFICULTY GETTING SEAT BELT RECALL REPAIRS DONE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

NHTSA ID
504619
Incident
May 8, 1996
Seat belts
Filed May 14, 1996

THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT GIVE HER A LOANER CAR BECAUSE SHE DID NOT BUY HER CAR FROM THAT DEALERSHIP. RECALL REPAIRS ON SEAT BELT BUCKLES 95V103011. *AK

NHTSA ID
984425
Incident
May 13, 1996
Seat belts
Filed May 10, 1996

THE SEAT BELT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR IS TWISTED WHERE IT IS NOT ABLE TO BE USED. *AK

NHTSA ID
984373
Seat belts
Filed May 9, 1996

NATIONAL CAR SALES, PA; DEALER INSPECTED AND RETURNED PASSENGER BUCKLE CHIPPED. NEXT DAY PASSENGER STUCK IN SEAT BELT. NO PARTS/LOANER AVAILABLE 95V103011. *AK

NHTSA ID
984267
Seat belts
Filed May 7, 1996

SEAT BELT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL.

NHTSA ID
504178
Incident
May 7, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Apr 30, 1996

TAKATA BELT BUCKLE; UPON ARRIVAL TO SCHOLLS FORD IN MUSCLE SCHOLLS AL., LOANER VEHICLE NOT AVAILABLE UPON APPOINTMENT DATE ACCEPTED. 95V103011. *AK

NHTSA ID
983828
Seat belts
Filed Apr 29, 1996

THE SEAT BELT ON THE RIGHT WILL NOT UNLATCH AND THE LEFT ONE WILL NOT RETRACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
983683
Incident
Jan 23, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Apr 1, 1996

RECALL RELATED, 95V103011, DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED, MFR. IN REFERNCE TO RECALL INSISTED VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL, VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
982159
Incident
Mar 21, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Mar 7, 1996

SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTONS BROKE PRIOR TO RECALL. (95V103011) *DH

NHTSA ID
502282
Incident
Jan 1, 1995

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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