Seat belts
Filed Aug 17, 2001
1 death reported
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 750687
- Incident
- Sep 1, 2000
1994 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.
13
Latest Aug 17, 2001
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.
21%
of 63 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.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Mercury Topaz 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 Jun 14, 2001
1 injury reported
PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR PERFORMED POORLY. CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS CAUGHT INSIDE OF SEATBELT, AND WAS NEARLY STRANGLE/ CHOKED TO DEATH. SEATBELT WAS TIGHTLY PLACED ON HER. SEATBELT WOULDN'T RETRACT AT ALL. HIS WIFE HAD OPEN HEART SURGERY. AND HUSBAND WAS CONCERNED AT THIS POINT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 890429
- Incident
- Jun 14, 2001
Seat belts
Filed May 8, 2001
DRIVER'S SIDE LAP SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO BE TRAPPED IN VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 887694
Seat belts
Filed Mar 1, 2001
PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT IS INOPERABLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 881886
- Incident
- Jun 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 23, 2001
SHOULDER BELT IS IN OPEN POSITION/STUCK ON TRACK. CONSUMER CAN ONLY USE LAP BELT, AND FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 881270
- Incident
- Nov 2, 2000
Driver assistanceSeat belts
Filed Jun 29, 2000
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. *MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 552852
Seat belts
Filed Jun 27, 2000
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S MOTOR SEAT BELTS WERE STUCK IN THE RAIL, WHICH WON'T PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANTS IN EVENT OF A CRASH. OCCUPANTS COULD HAVE SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK *ML
- NHTSA ID
- 864326
- Incident
- Jun 26, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Jun 27, 2000
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 724640
- Incident
- Jun 27, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Nov 23, 1998
DRIVER'S LAP BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT RELEASE OR UNLOCK, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO CUT THE SEAT BELT OFF. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 831222
Seat belts
Filed Aug 19, 1998
SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT AND MOTOR FEELS LIKE IT IS STILL WORKING. A YEAR AGO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DID NOT RETRACT, AND SIX MONTH AGO WAS THE DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 826985
- Incident
- Feb 18, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Oct 16, 1997
MOTORBELT FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 604784
ElectricalExterior lightingSeat belts+1 more
Filed Sep 2, 1997
SEAT BELT FAILED TO CLOSE ENTIRELY UPON PUTTING VEHICLE INTO MOTION.
- NHTSA ID
- 521603
Seat belts
Filed Apr 17, 1996
MOTORIZED SAFETY BELTS SHIFT BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 982838
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
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