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.
13
Latest Sep 8, 2007
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.
3%
of 438 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.
4
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Ford Ranger submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 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 Sep 8, 2007
I DRIVE A 94 EXT CAB FORD RANGER. I JUST GOT A TICKET FOR NOT PROPER RESTRAINTS FOR MY 3 AND 4 YR OLDS THAT WERE IN THEIR JUMP SEATS (BUCKLED IN) .. I'VE TRIED PUTTING A CARSEAT BACK THERE AND ALL IT DID WAS FLOP AROUND.. IT IS SAFER FOR MY KIDS WITHOUT THE CARSEAT THEN WITH IT. MY WIFES CAR HAS CARSEATS IN THERE BUT WE WORK DIFFERENT HOURS AND CANNOT SWITCH VEHICLES WHEN I NEED TO GO SOMWHERE WHITCH IS RARE BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE THEM RIDING WITHOUT PROPER RESTRAINTS. I DONT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY A TICKET FOR LOOKING OUT FOR MY CHILDRENS BEST INTEREST..
NHTSA ID
10202277
Incident
Sep 8, 2007
Fuel systemSeat belts
Filed Mar 10, 2005
THE LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT LATCH OR RELEASE ON THEIR OWN. DRIVER WAS FILLING UP AT THE GAS STATION AND WITHOUT WARNING GASOLINE POURED OUT ONTO THE GROUND. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FILLER NECK AND THE SEAT BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
NHTSA ID
10114943
Incident
Mar 10, 2005
Fuel systemSeat belts
Filed Mar 10, 2005
I AM BEING CHARGED $1100.00, BY SOUTH BAY FORD, FOR 2 REPAIRS (BOTH SAFTEY RELATED) THAT I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR. 1) WHEN I FILL THE GAS TANK, ON MY VEHICLE, TO THE TOP I GET A LARGE QUANTITY OF GAS LEAKING ON THE GROUND. IT APPEARS THE COUPLING BETWEEN THE FILLER NECK AND THE TANK IS THE PROBLEM. 2) THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH WOULD EITHER NOT LATCH OR WOULD NOT RELEASE EASILY. THE LAST TIME I ACTUALLY HAD TO CUT THE BELT IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. AFTER A SMALL AMOUNT OF RESEARCH, ON THIS SITE, I FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME 2 PROBLEMS ON MY MODEL OF VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
10113900
Incident
Mar 10, 2005
Mileage
74,900 mi
Seat belts
Filed Oct 19, 2001
PROBLEM IS WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT. IN THE TIME THAT I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE, I HAVE REPLACED THE ORIGINAL AND ONE REPLACEMENT MECHANISM. THE THIRD MECHANISM IS NOT NOW WORKING PROPERLY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE MANAGER, MR. JOE SPAW, ON 22 SEPTEMBER AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. HE REPLIED THAT THE MECHANISM SHOULD HAVE A LONGER USE LIFE (THREE WEARING OUT) AND THAT HE WOULD ORDER A REPLACEMENT. TO DATE I HAVE HAD NO FURTHER RESPONSE FROM CASTRUCCI FORD. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT A SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE A LONGER USE LIFE AND NOT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT EVERY TWO YEARS.*AK
NHTSA ID
753416
Seat belts
Filed May 27, 1998
SEAT BELTS ATTACHED TOO HIGH ON THE UPPER POST,CROSSING CONSUMERS NECK.
NHTSA ID
535957
Seat belts
Filed Apr 9, 1998
`THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT DETACH FROM BELT BUCKLE. AFTER PRESSING RED RELEASE BUTTON, CONSUMER HAD TO CUT BELT TO GET OUT OF HIS SEAT BELT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ID
822346
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Dec 4, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported
CONSUMER WAS REARENEDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH,THE BACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT BELT TO GRAB AROUND THE NECK OF CONSUMER, AND THROW HEAD BACK. *AK
NHTSA ID
819692
Incident
Dec 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Jan 17, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported
DURING IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT BROKE APART, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT STEERING WHEEL. *AK
NHTSA ID
807842
Incident
Nov 27, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Apr 1, 1996
Crash reported2 injuries reported
WHEN INVOLVED IN SIDE COLLISION THE SEAT BELT THREW THE DRIVER FOREWARD INTO THE WINDSHEILD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
NHTSA ID
982153
Incident
Mar 28, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Oct 9, 1995
HEAD REST DESIGN NOT SUFFICIENT TO PROTECT FROM WHIPLASH. *DSH
NHTSA ID
488960
Incident
Oct 9, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 31, 1995
FRONT SEAT BELTS CANNOT BE RELEASED/FASTENED WITH ARMREST IN DOWN POSITION. *AW
NHTSA ID
483576
Incident
Aug 31, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 29, 1995
SEAT BELT BUCKLES SLIDE DOWN INTO SEATS. *AK
NHTSA ID
483620
Incident
Jun 19, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 2, 1995
SHOULDER HARNESS SLIDES UP AND DOON HOG RING AT TOP OF INSIDE CAP/BELT AT TIMES HANGS UP/STICKS. *AK
NHTSA ID
966240
Incident
Jun 2, 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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