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1990 Lincoln Continental Seat belts Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA

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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.
25
Latest Sep 14, 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.
16%
of 158 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 1990 Lincoln Continental submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 25 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 Sep 14, 2000

SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT RELEASE, CONSUMER HAD TO BREAK THE BUCKLE TO RELEASE OCCUPANT, RECALL #97V-174 WAS DENIED TO CONSUMER. *MJS

NHTSA ID
554640
Seat belts
Filed Feb 15, 2000

DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT PROPERLY RETURN INTO THE RETRACTING MECHANISM DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE RETRACTING TENSIONER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT A SLOW OR NO RETURN OCCURS. *SLC

NHTSA ID
856927
Seat belts
Filed Nov 9, 1999

RECEIVED RECALL 97V174000 IN MAIL. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED VEHICLE HAD TO BE BROUGHT INTO DEALER'S TO CHECK WHAT TO ORDER. WOULD HAVE TO BRING VEHICLE BACK 2ND TIME FOR INSTALLATION. HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER WHO AGREED WITH DEALERSHIP. NOTICE DOES NOT STATE TO BRING VEHICLE BACK TWICE. *AK

NHTSA ID
851053
Incident
Oct 8, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Sep 2, 1999

REC'D RECALL NOTICE 97I003000 & CONTACTED DEALER. PARTS FOR VEHICLE NOT RIGHT COLOR & WOULD HAVE TO ORDER SEAT BELT BUCKLE PARTS. HAS CHECKED OFF/ON, BUT PARTS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
846411
Incident
Aug 3, 1999
ElectricalEngineSeat belts+1 more
Filed Aug 11, 1999
1 injury reported

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE CAUSING PASSENGER TO HIT HEAD ON WINDHIELD WHEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. NLM

NHTSA ID
547907
Seat belts
Filed Aug 11, 1999

RECALL REPAIR NOT PERFORMED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS (97V-174). MJS

NHTSA ID
547906
Seat belts
Filed May 7, 1999

DEALER HAS NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT RECALL NUMBER 97I00300 CONCERNING MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
837603
Seat belts
Filed Apr 29, 1999

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 97V003000 IN MAIL. CONTACTED DEALER. INFORMED NO PARTS AVAILABLE. MANUFACTURER HAS THEM ON BACK ORDER. WILL NOTIFY WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE. BEEN CHECKING OFF AND ON FOR FEW MONTHS & STILL NO PARTS. *AK

NHTSA ID
837254
Incident
Apr 2, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Mar 18, 1999

EXHIBITING MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE FRONT SEAT BUCKLE LATCH, RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO MANUFACTURING DATE. (971003000). *YC

NHTSA ID
544472
Seat belts
Filed Sep 9, 1998

SEAT BELTS RECALLED ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THEM FIXED BUT NO PARTS AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
539779
Seat belts
Filed Jul 8, 1998

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 97V174000, MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97S87, TO HAVE REPAIRS CORRECTED, DEALER STATED PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
825148
Incident
Apr 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed May 1, 1998

HAD RECEIVED RECALL (#97I003000). CALLED DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR SEAT BELTS. *AK

NHTSA ID
822983
Incident
Apr 23, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Mar 13, 1998

FRONT PASSENER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE.

NHTSA ID
532800
Seat belts
Filed Feb 19, 1998

WHENEVER PASSENGER USES THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, IT WOULD FAIL TO LATCH PROPERLY. IT CANNOT BE LOCKED. WOULD USE MIDDLE LOCKING BELT DEVICE TO LOCK SEAT BELT. *AK

NHTSA ID
821125
Incident
Jul 10, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Jan 24, 1998

SEAT BELT FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
532424
Incident
Jan 13, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Jan 24, 1998

LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
530012
Incident
Jan 13, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Jun 10, 1996

PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FAILURE. *SD

NHTSA ID
505425
Incident
Jun 10, 1996
Seat belts
Filed May 16, 1996

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT; AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, OWNER PRESSED THE RELEASE BUTTON AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RELEASE.*AK SEAT BLET FAILED TO UNLOCK, PASSENGER HAD TO CLIMB OUT OF THE BELT.*JB

NHTSA ID
984548
Incident
May 9, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jan 26, 1996

DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE JAMMED. TT

NHTSA ID
501011
Incident
Jan 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Jan 22, 1996

SEAT BELT BUCKLE DIFFICULT TO LOCK AND OPEN BY ITSELF ON OCCASION.

NHTSA ID
500625
Seat belts
Filed Dec 28, 1995

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE THE SEAT BELT COMES OUT THE BUCKLE. TT

NHTSA ID
977104
Incident
Jul 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Dec 12, 1995

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE REPLACED. *SD

NHTSA ID
500909
Incident
Dec 12, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Dec 6, 1995

VEHICLES DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLES DISENGAGED WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE IN USE. TT

NHTSA ID
976223
Seat belts
Filed Nov 28, 1995

PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
975614
Seat belts
Filed Oct 31, 1995

FAULTY SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE, PE95-030 ACTIVE. TT CONSUMER STATES ON OCCASIONS IT WILL NOT ENGAGE OR STAY LOCKED IN THE RECEIVER, ON ONE OCCASION THE RELEASE MALFUNCTIONED, CONSUMER HAD TO STRUGGLE OUT OF THE SEAT BELT. *SLC

NHTSA ID
974211
Incident
Oct 1, 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

Engine40Suspension28Steering20Electrical18Driver assistance14Body & structure14Airbags10Visibility9Brakes8

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