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.
9
Latest Apr 20, 2001
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.
10%
of 89 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.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1988 Ford Ranger submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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
Seat belts
Filed Apr 20, 2001
Crash reported1 death reported
MY HUSBAND WAS EAST BOUND ON HWY 90 BY RITZVILLE, WA WHEN HIS FORD RANGER WENT OFF THE ROAD FOR NO REASON (ACCORDING TO WITNESSES AS HE HAD JUST PASSED A TRUCK) THE TRUCK ROLLED, SEAT-BELT FAILED AND HE WAS THROWN FROM THE TRUCK. WE HAVE HAD LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS RANGER AND OUR BRONCO II STALLING OUT AT ROAD SPEEDS. I BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND. ACCORDING TO THE INVESTIGATING POLICEMAN, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK SUCH AS A BLOWN TIRE, BROKEN TIE-ROD, ETC. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURED ON A STRAIGHT STRECH OF ROAD IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON UNDER GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS. I HAVE A NUMBER OF REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT RECIEPTS RELATED TO THIS STALLING PROBLEM. AS WELL AS A BRONCO II THAT STILL STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! PLEASE HELP BY INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM.*AK
NHTSA ID
744317
Incident
Mar 14, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Aug 10, 1999
THE SHOULDER HARNESS DOES NOT RETRACT AFTER YOU LEAN FORWARD,LEAVING IT LOOSE AND USELESS AS A RESTRAINT .
NHTSA ID
709792
Seat belts
Filed Feb 11, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported
WEATHER RAINING, PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT, ANOTHER VEHICLE SWERVED IN FRONT (HYDROPLANED), WENT OFF INCLINE (SHOULDER) & HIT TREE, SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN PASSENGER, WHO IN TURN HIT WINDSHIELD, HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK
NHTSA ID
807142
Incident
Nov 17, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Feb 20, 1996
DRIVER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BUCKLE BROKEN WHILE DRIVING. TT
NHTSA ID
979431
Incident
Dec 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Nov 30, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT ON NOV. 29, AND THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DIDN'T LOCK. TT CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
NHTSA ID
975796
Incident
Nov 29, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 29, 1995
SEATBELT BUCKLE UNLATCHES. *AW
NHTSA ID
483577
Incident
Aug 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 24, 1995
WHILE DRIVING, SEAT BELT SUDDENLY RELEASES FROM LATCH, UNNOTICED UNTIL RETRACTS UP AROUND NECK OF DRIVER. TT
NHTSA ID
970992
Incident
Aug 5, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 9, 1995
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT LATCH DOES NOT WORK AND WILL NOT LATCH THE SEATBELT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA ID
970088
Incident
Jun 5, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 20, 1995
THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELT BUCKLES SOMETIMES THE RELEASE BUTTON WILL NOT LET GO AND SOMETIMES CAUSES THE BUCKLE TO POP OUT. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
NHTSA ID
967333
Incident
Jun 20, 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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