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1991 Mercury Topaz 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 Jan 15, 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.
20%
of 40 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 1991 Mercury Topaz 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

Body & structureSeat beltsSteering
Filed Jan 15, 2004

LOTS OF PEELING ON THE PAINT. ALSO THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. I\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'VE HAD SO MUCH FIXED ON THIS CAR ALREADY AND SPENT LOTS OF MONEY. PLEASE ADVISE.

NHTSA ID
10069252
Incident
Mar 15, 1993
Mileage
25,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jun 30, 2000

FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, BACK INTO PLACE AFTER USE. WOULD GET TRAPPED INTO THE SEAT CUSHION. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. *AK

NHTSA ID
864624
Seat belts
Filed Nov 24, 1999

THE LAP SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY FOR CONSUMERS CHILD, THE SHOULDER BELT RUBS THE NECK AREA. *MJS

NHTSA ID
783869
Seat belts
Filed Jul 15, 1999

FRONT PASSENGER'S RESTRAINT WOULD NOT RETRACT. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
842409
Incident
Jul 12, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Jun 30, 1999

SEAT BELT LATCH WOULD GET STUCK IN THE BUCKLE, ONCE RELEASED, THE BELTS MAY OR MAYNOT RECONNECT. AFTER AWHILE THE BELTS DO NOT CONNECT AT ALL/ BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID
841496
Incident
May 15, 1999
BrakesSeat belts
Filed Sep 19, 1995

DRIVERS POWER SEATBELT MOTOR BURNED OUT.

NHTSA ID
488190
Incident
Sep 19, 1995
ElectricalSeat belts
Filed Jul 28, 1995

ALTERNATOR REPLACED 4 TIMES WITHIN 2 YEARS; LIGHT COMES ON DASH; ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING LOSS ALL VEHICLE POWER. TT

NHTSA ID
969526
Incident
Jul 26, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jan 5, 1995

PASSENGER SIDE AUTO SEAT BELT GET STUCK IN A HALF WAY POSITION WHEN TRYING TO USE. TT

NHTSA ID
958263
Incident
Jun 6, 1993

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

Electrical12Brakes8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .