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1991 Mercury Tracer 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.
10
Latest May 19, 1999
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.
17%
of 60 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 1991 Mercury Tracer submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 May 19, 1999

SHOULDER BELT TRACK AND CABLE FAILED, WE ARE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS THE PARTS COMING BY ORDERING THEM FOR A NEWER CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY. FORD HAS A SHORTAGE OF THESE PARTS AND IS SENDING THEM ONLY FOR WARRANTY REPAIRS. THIS MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LARGE NUMBER OF FAILING PARTS. WE WAITED TO GET THIS REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *AK

NHTSA ID
706648
Incident
Feb 9, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Mar 25, 1999

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT MOVE BACK AND FORTH ON THE RAIL. SHOULDER BELT IS IN CLOSED/BACK POSITION ON THE RAIL. THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
836156
Seat belts
Filed Feb 19, 1999

WHEN GETTING INTO VEHICLE AND TRYING TO USE DRIVER'S SIDE/PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELTS, SHOULDER'S BELTS JAM AND CONSUMER CAN'T GET THEM OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID
835068
Incident
Feb 3, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Sep 29, 1998

DRIVERS PASSENGER SIDE MOTORBELT MOVING INADVERTANTLY CAUSING DRIVER TO SMELL SMOKE, WIRING HARNESS WAS RECALLED BUT CONSUMER DID NOT RECIEVE RECALL NOTICE THEREFORE WAS DENIED SERVICE.

NHTSA ID
541382
Incident
Feb 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Feb 20, 1997

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT OPERATE WHEN TURNING ON THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID
514892
Seat belts
Filed Nov 19, 1996

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT LOCKED UP.

NHTSA ID
511488
Incident
Oct 14, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jun 3, 1996
Crash reported2 injuries reported

REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, SLAMMED ON BRAKES, DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. FRONT /REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED, RESULTING IN INJURIES. OTHER VEHICLE FROM 985156. *AK

NHTSA ID
506122
Incident
Jun 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 18, 1995

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT NO LONGER RUNS ON THE TRACK AND MAKES WEIRD NOISES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
968949
Incident
Jul 16, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 8, 1995

PASSENGERS LAP BELT FAILS TO RESTRAIN CHILD SEAT DUE TO RETRACTING MECHANISM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
966474
Seat belts
Filed Apr 19, 1995

DRIVER AUTOMATIC SHOULDER SEAT BELT STOP WORKING. TT

NHTSA ID
964003
Incident
Jan 5, 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.

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