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.
9
Latest Nov 29, 1999
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.
9%
of 101 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 1986 Ford Taurus 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 Nov 29, 1999
WHEN INSTALLING A CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN THE REAR SEAT THE LAP BELTS DO NOT HOLD TIGHT. I HAVE CONTACTED VARIOUS DEALERS AS WELL AS FORD IN MICHIGAN, AND ALL THAT WAS SAID TO USE IS A LOCKING CLIP,THAT DOES NOT HOLD THAT TYPE OF BELT TIGHT. WE ARE ALSO INSTALLING THE TETHER SYSTEM IN OUR OWN VEHICLE AS THE DEALERSHIPS LOCALLY HAVE NEVER DONE THEM AND WANT TOO MUCH MONEY TO EXPERIMENT ON TYRING TO INSTALL ONE. WE WILL HAVE AN INFANT AND A 3 YEAR OLD IN THE REAR SEAT AND WE WANT THEM TO BE IN CORRCTLY BUT NO ONE HAS ONY ANSWERS.
NHTSA ID
715385
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Mar 23, 1999
THE MALE PART OF SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE SNAPPED OFF THE STRAP. ALSO ONE OF THE BRACKETS ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THAT HOLDS THE BACK PART OF THE SEAT,BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROLBEM. THE PROBLEMS HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
NHTSA ID
834118
Incident
Dec 29, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Jan 2, 1997
MALE END OF SEAT BELT CAME APART, RENDERING SEAT BELT USELESS.
NHTSA ID
513389
Incident
Nov 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Aug 27, 1996
CENTER FRONT AND REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES FELL APART. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
NHTSA ID
801363
Seat belts
Filed Feb 12, 1996
FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE PLASTIC COVER HAS CORRODED, ALLOWING THE BUCKLE TO RELEASE. TT
NHTSA ID
979089
Incident
Feb 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Dec 5, 1995
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, UNLATCHED SEAT BELT BUCKLES. TT
NHTSA ID
976080
Incident
Dec 5, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Nov 29, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN CONSUMER HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD, HIT THE DASH AND HER CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL.
NHTSA ID
975675
Incident
Nov 21, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Nov 17, 1995
SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE. TT
NHTSA ID
975201
Incident
May 12, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 25, 1995
PLASTIC IS BROKEN INSIDE OF BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS (OTHER VEHICLE ON 485153). TT
NHTSA ID
965989
Incident
May 5, 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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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