Seat belts
Filed Mar 5, 2000
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 719723
- Incident
- Jan 20, 2000
1990 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.
13
Latest Mar 5, 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.
8%
of 166 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.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1990 Mercury Sable 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 Feb 17, 1999
FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLES WON'T STAY LOCKED IN, AND EVERYTIME CONSUMER SNAPPED THE BUCKLES IN, THEY WILL POP OPEN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 834901
- Incident
- Aug 12, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Feb 12, 1999
I HAVE OWNED A 1989 FORD TAURUS WHICH HAD THE SAME SEAT BELT FAILURE AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY THAT FAILED. I WAS TOLD BY A FORD REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE MERCURY USES THE SAME PART AS THE FORD BUT NO RECALL IS PLANNED. THE SEAT BELT RELEASES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND WOULD NOT RESTRAIN A PASSENGER IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. THIS OCCURS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT ASSENBLYS. I HAVE NOTED WHEN RIDING IN OTHER SABLES OF THE SAME AGE THAT THEY ALSO HAVE THIS DEFECT.. THE RECALL THAT WAS DONE ON MY TAURUS FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS DEFECT IS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN TO ME AS IT AFFECTS THE PRIMARY RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND MANY OWNERS WILL NEVER REALIZE THAT THE SYSTEM WILL NOT RESTRAIN THEM IN A COLLISION AS SOMETIMES THE BELT REMAINS PLUGGED INTO THE CLASP, BUT IS NOT SECURED AND CAN BE PULLED OUT BY THE SLIGHTEST PRESSURE
- NHTSA ID
- 703213
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Nov 18, 1998
THE DRIVER'S AND PASSANGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS COME UNLATCHED UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN IN USE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT'S NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 831036
- Incident
- May 12, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Nov 3, 1998
SEAT BELTS HARNESS LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS ARE LOOSE, THEY WILL NOT TIGHTEN ALL THE WAY. DEALER CONTACTED, AND REPAIR WORK WAS, DONE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON AND OFF. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 830021
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 10, 1998
SEAT BELT LATCHES BROKE.
- NHTSA ID
- 537561
- Incident
- May 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Jun 30, 1998
PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT LATCH FAILURE.
- NHTSA ID
- 538757
Seat beltsVisibility
Filed Dec 15, 1997
RIGHT REAR VIEW MIRROR DESIGN GIVES THE IMPRESSION THAT VEHICLES ARE FURTHER AWAY THAN THEY REALLY ARE.
- NHTSA ID
- 526165
Seat belts
Filed Oct 15, 1997
FVRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT B ELT BUCKLES FAILED PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS 93V-113. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 513684
- Incident
- Dec 27, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Apr 29, 1997
1 injury reported
DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RETRACT IN AN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES.
- NHTSA ID
- 516822
- Incident
- Mar 5, 1996
Seat belts
Filed May 24, 1995
PASSENGER SHOULDER/LAP BELT BUCKLE IS INOPERATIVE, MALE WON'T CONNECT WITH FEMALE PORTION. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 965923
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Apr 6, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTEND COLLISION. SHOULDER/HARNESS SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 963298
- Incident
- Aug 2, 1994
Heating & air conditioningElectricalSeat belts+1 more
Filed Jan 20, 1995
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 480755
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1990
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
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .