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1987 Ford Thunderbird 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 Nov 26, 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.
21%
of 61 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.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1987 Ford Thunderbird 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 Nov 26, 2001

WHILE PULLLING SEAT BELT OUT TO LOCK IN PLACE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT BECOME LATCHED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
899397
Seat belts
Filed Nov 7, 1996

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TWO TIMES, UNABLE TO GET REPLACEMENT DUE TO BACK ORDER.

NHTSA ID
511204
Incident
Nov 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Aug 20, 1996

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE.

NHTSA ID
507714
Incident
Aug 14, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Dec 3, 1995

DRIVERS SEAT BELT LATCH FAILED. *DSH

NHTSA ID
490455
Incident
Nov 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Oct 13, 1995

DRIVER'S BUCKET SEAT BELT DOES NOT HOLD WHEN ENGAGED BELT INTO LATCH. TT

NHTSA ID
973364
Incident
Oct 3, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Oct 2, 1995

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE HAS BROKEN, UNABLE TO LATCH SEAT BELT. TT

NHTSA ID
972745
Incident
Aug 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Sep 23, 1995

# EA95-021 THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LOCK . TT

NHTSA ID
972447
Seat belts
Filed Sep 22, 1995

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILS TO STAY LATCHED. *AW

NHTSA ID
488219
Incident
Sep 22, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Sep 11, 1995

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, UNABLE TO LATCH SEAT BELT. TT

NHTSA ID
971884
Incident
Sep 11, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Aug 30, 1995

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE . TT

NHTSA ID
971367
Seat belts
Filed Aug 29, 1995

#AE95-21 THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE COME LOOSE WHEN DRIVING . TT

NHTSA ID
971207
Incident
Aug 29, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 29, 1995

SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT HOLD. TT

NHTSA ID
971187
Incident
Apr 2, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 21, 1995

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE COMES LOOSE SEAT BELT DON'T TIGHTEN UP RETRACTOR FELL OUT OF TRACK . TT

NHTSA ID
970826

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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Elsewhere on this vehicle

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