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1991 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.
15
Latest Oct 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.
13%
of 112 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.
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 Thunderbird submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 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 Oct 23, 2000

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT STOPPED WORKING, CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.*AK

NHTSA ID
873598
Incident
Oct 11, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Aug 10, 1999

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS(BOTH SHOULDER AND LAP) DO NOT LOCK AT ANY TIME. THEY ARE ALWAYS LOOSE. EVEN IF YOU JERK THEM, THEY DO NOT LOCK. WE JUST REPLACED THE DRIVER'S LAP BELT AND IT ALSO DOES NOT LOCK. FORD COMPANY HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT THEY DO NOT RESPOND FOR THE PAST MONTH. WE ONLY WANT TO KNOW IF THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM ONLY LOCKS IN A "REAL" ACCIDENT AND THEY ARE MEANT TO BE LOOSE DURING NORMAL CONDITIONS. THANK YOU.

NHTSA ID
709831
Seat belts
Filed May 5, 1999

SHOULDER BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE. WHENEVER THE DOOR IS OPENED, SEAT BELT IS SUPPOSE TO RETRACT. BUT IT'S STUCK HALF WAY. THE RETRACTOR MOTOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED & THE BELT FAILED TO WORK. *AK

NHTSA ID
837484
Incident
Mar 15, 1999
Seat beltsVisibility
Filed Apr 15, 1999

MOTOR SEAT BELT FAILED.

NHTSA ID
545015
Incident
Mar 29, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Feb 9, 1999
1 injury reported

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE MOTORELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD.

NHTSA ID
543835
Incident
Jan 22, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Jan 20, 1999

THE MOTORIZED PASSIVE RESTRAINT SHOULDER BELT GOT STUCK IN THE RAIL DUE TO A PLASTIC GEAR WHICH DISINTEGRATED. *AK

NHTSA ID
833750
Incident
Jan 14, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Dec 2, 1997

MORTORIZED SHOULDER BELT DRIVER'S SIDE-INTERNAL BELT COMES OUT OF TRACK AND FAILS TO WORK.

NHTSA ID
526459
Incident
Jul 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Oct 14, 1997

DRIVER'S SIDE MOTORBELT RETRACTOR FELL OFF TRACK.

NHTSA ID
604281
Seat belts
Filed Mar 25, 1997

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE GETS SUCKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RETRACTOR AND SOMETIMES THE BELT SHUDDERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK BEFORE GOING IN THE OPEN OR CLOSE POSITION . VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM, SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN. *AK

NHTSA ID
810368
Seat belts
Filed Oct 25, 1996

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOES NOT ALWAYS RETRACT. *AK

NHTSA ID
804023
Incident
Oct 24, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 7, 1996

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT. WILL NOT RETRACT FORWARD.*AK

NHTSA ID
800619
Incident
Aug 6, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 2, 1996

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S AUTOMATIC RESTRAINT SYSTEM NO LONGER WORKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
986400
Incident
Jan 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed May 2, 1996

FAILURE ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK

NHTSA ID
983956
Incident
Apr 21, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jun 3, 1995

THE DRIVER SIDE RETRACTOR IS NOT RETRACTING RIGHT. TT

NHTSA ID
966339
Incident
Sep 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed May 24, 1995

DRIVER'S SEATBELT WILL JAM, PLASTIC IS BLOCKED. TT

NHTSA ID
965827
Incident
May 1, 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

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Brakes19Engine14Electrical12Fuel system11Driver assistance10Exterior lighting10Visibility8

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