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1987 Mercury Sable 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.
8
Latest Jul 19, 2004
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.
11%
of 76 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.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1987 Mercury Sable submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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

BrakesSeat belts
Filed Jul 19, 2004
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID
10083215
Incident
Jul 9, 2004
Seat belts
Filed Jun 16, 1999

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBELT BUCKLES BROKE OFF, CAUSING NO PROTECTION TO THE OCCUPANTS IN EVENT OF A CRASH. REPLACED BUCKLES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

NHTSA ID
839951
Seat belts
Filed Jul 10, 1996

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FELL APART. *AK

NHTSA ID
985038
Incident
May 24, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Apr 27, 1996

CAR DESIGNED WITH ONLY LAP BELTS IN REAR SEAT. *DSH

NHTSA ID
503925
Incident
Apr 13, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Mar 19, 1996

DRIVER/PASS. SHOULDER/LAP BELT AND MIDDLE REAR LAP BELT, ARE INOPERATIVE, MALE PORTION COVERING HAS FELL OFF PASS. FRONT, ALL BELTS EXHIBIT STRESS FRACTURES.*AK

NHTSA ID
980900
Seat belts
Filed Jul 21, 1995

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR COME LOOSE AND RETRACTED PROPERLY . TT

NHTSA ID
969204
Incident
Jun 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jul 5, 1995

SEAT BELT FELL APART. *DH

NHTSA ID
506096
Incident
May 24, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 8, 1995
Crash reported2 injuries reported

INVOLVED IN COLLISION, PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT CAME OPEN AND HIT PASSENGER IN HEAD. TT

NHTSA ID
959767
Incident
Jan 12, 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

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