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1991 Ford Tempo 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.
13
Latest Dec 20, 2008
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.
12%
of 110 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 1991 Ford Tempo 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

Seat belts
Filed Dec 20, 2008

SHOULDER HARNESS FOR BOTH FRONT OCCUPANTS FAILS TO LOCK WHEN VEHICLE MAKES A DRASTIC STOP. FORD SHOWS NO RECALL. I HAD TO MODIFY THE LOCKING HARNESS TO MAKE IT A FULL TIME RESTRAINT

NHTSA ID
10252353
Incident
Dec 9, 2008
Mileage
38,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jun 22, 2004

INTERMITTENTLY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED TO FUNCTION. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MOTOR TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. *AK *NM

NHTSA ID
10074147
Incident
Oct 9, 2000
Mileage
105,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed May 13, 2003

DOOR OPERATED SHOULDER BELT FAILED, IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS A LARGE NUMBER OF THIS THING HAPPENING, ACCORDING TO THE MECHANICS IN THIS AREA. NO PART OF RESTRAINT SYSTEM SHOULD EVER FAIL. MANUFACTURERS HAVE DISCONTINUED USING THIS. WONDER WHY? *JB

NHTSA ID
10018597
Incident
Apr 25, 2003
Mileage
89,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jul 29, 1998

SEAT BELT COMES UNDONE IF THE OCCUPANT TWISTS IN THE SEAT OR THE VEHICLE STOPS SUDDENLY.

NHTSA ID
780354
Seat belts
Filed Jun 23, 1997

PASSENGER'S SIDE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT DOESN'T MOVE TO OPEN POSITION. *AK

NHTSA ID
517872
Incident
Feb 15, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Mar 26, 1997

THE SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT.

NHTSA ID
515954
Seat belts
Filed Feb 19, 1997

DRIVER'S AND PASSEGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS STOPPED WORKING . *AK

NHTSA ID
809099
Seat belts
Filed Jan 22, 1997

WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS AND WHEN OPENING THE DOOR, THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT BACK. *AK

NHTSA ID
806651
Seat belts
Filed Dec 2, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

SHOULDER BELT DID NOT TIGHTEN UP DURING REAR END COLLISION, LEAVING DRIVER UNRESTRAINED, OCCUPANT'S CHEST HIT STEERING WHEEL; VEHICLE IMPACTED WITH A MOVING TRUCK. *AK

NHTSA ID
805784
Incident
Nov 26, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Oct 30, 1996

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IS STUCK IN THE FORWARD POSITION. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID
804342
Incident
Oct 25, 1996
EngineSeat beltsVisibility
Filed Oct 18, 1996

SEAT BELT FAILED. NLM

NHTSA ID
510224
Incident
Sep 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed May 7, 1996

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM HAS FAILED AND NO LONGER RESTRAINS PROPERLY .PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
984186
Incident
Feb 12, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jun 21, 1995

DRIVER LAP SEAT BELT JAMMED, LOCKING DRIVER INSIDE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN CUTTING THE BELT IN HALF. TT

NHTSA ID
967434
Incident
Jun 15, 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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Engine31Electrical22Brakes18Fuel system10Interior & seats9Driver assistance8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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