BrakesOther / unspecifiedSeat belts+3 more
Filed Mar 23, 2000
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- NHTSA ID
- 999999
1994 Ford Taurus 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.
12
Latest Mar 23, 2000
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.
1%
of 923 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.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Ford Taurus submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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 beltsVisibility
Filed Mar 5, 2000
Crash reported
ON IMPACT REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED INTO1-3CM SIZE VERY SHARP HIGH VELOCITY FRAGMENTS WHICH COVERED ENTIRE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT (FRONT AND BACK) INCLUDING BASE OF REAR-FACING INFANT SEAT (SEAT WAS REMOVED AT A TIME). THIS REPORT IS TO UNDERLINE THE DANGER FOR THE INFANTS IN REAR-FACING INFANT SEATS IN THE EVENT OF REAR-END COLISION SINCE WINDSHIELD IN STATION WAGON WILL FAIL IN NEARLY ALL CRASHES OF THIS TYPE. IT SHOULD BE REDESIGNED TO PREVENT FRAGMENTATION AND/OR REACHING PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 719710
- Incident
- Dec 6, 1999
Body & structureBrakesEngine+4 more
Filed Jul 6, 1999
VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR RECALL 98V-009, DEALERSHIP SAID VEHICLE WAS FINE, WITHIN 3 1/2 MONTHS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE COMPONENT AND WAS DENIED SERVICES PER RECALL. MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 546511
- Incident
- Apr 5, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Feb 5, 1999
SEAT BELT HOUSING LOCK FELL OFF THE SEAT, LEAVING THE CONSUMER WITH NO WAY TO SNAP THE SEAT BELT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 834546
Seat belts
Filed Dec 22, 1997
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FRAYED AND FELL OFF.
- NHTSA ID
- 526997
- Incident
- Nov 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Aug 22, 1997
SAFETY SELT STITCHING SEAMS CAME APART. CONSUMER CLAIMED SEAMS WERE COMING APART AT TIME OF PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 518372
Seat belts
Filed Jul 30, 1997
THIS CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS PUT ON THE WAITING LIST FOR A MONTH. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET RESPONDED OR SENT THE PARTS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 814560
EngineSeat belts
Filed Feb 21, 1997
Fire reported
VEHICLE FIRE.
- NHTSA ID
- 515022
- Incident
- Oct 4, 1996
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Aug 7, 1996
Crash reported2 injuries reported
FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SEAT, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT-END COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT CAME OUT OF THE BUCKLE PRIOR TO RECALL 92V-113). *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 985591
- Incident
- Jan 9, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Aug 7, 1996
SHOULDER HARNESS ON CENTURY CHILD SAFETY SEAT TOO LOOSE.
- NHTSA ID
- 507213
- Incident
- Aug 7, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Nov 24, 1995
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE INFO ON BOTH INCIDENTS. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 975371
Seat belts
Filed Nov 13, 1995
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT WHEN UNLATCHING BELT. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 974929
- Incident
- Nov 13, 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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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .