Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 89V226000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 08/01/1985 to 09/01/1986 | V (Vehicle) | 118787 | 01/26/1990 | ODI | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 12/18/1989 | 01/02/1990 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vans were produced without plastic cover designed to cover outboard seat back pivot hinge allowing webbing of front passenger-side safety belts to become abraded or cut due to contact with exposed hinge. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Damage to belt webbing could weaken belts to point offailure increasing risk of injury in an accident or a sudden stop. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Install plastic pivot cover; replace belts as necessary. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: safety belts.vehicle description: vans equipped with captains chairs. | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | ||||||
| EA89032 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 08/03/1989 | 04/05/1990 | SAFETY BELT FRAYING | 89V226000 | |
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
| PE89021 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 12/09/1988 | 08/03/1989 | SEAT BELT CUTTING | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | ||||||
| PE94021 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/04/1994 | 07/19/1994 | SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
| EA94025 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 07/19/1994 | 09/30/1997 | SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 01/01/1998 | |||
| Driving at approx 28-29mph ,when another vehicle came out unexpectedly, hitting vehicle, seatbelt which are on reels and suppose to lock on impact , did not, causing passenger to hit windshield , driver hit steering wheel due to defect , dealer has been notified, cannot do anything about problem ,refuses to look at vehicle. *ak | |||
| Owner states that the automatic seat elt in middle of the rear bench seat does not have enough tension to hold her child in place. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 08/31/1998 | 2 | ||
| Accelerator makes squeaking sound & would stick . also, had to have seat belts replaced due to a malfunction. in addition, the emission light keeps coming on/the computer chip shorted out. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 03/01/1997 | 2 | 05/01/1994 | |
| The driver side seat belt buckle disenages from the locking mechanism. *jg | |||
| 2 | |||
| Drivers side restraint that hold the latch in place will not hold the belt. the dealer has been notified. *ak | |||
| 05/19/1997 | 05/16/1992 | ||
| Left front seat belt often comes loose after latching. *ak | |||
| 04/01/1996 | |||
| Seat belt failure on the driver and passenger side of seat belt buckles, seat belts come out the buckles, failure to latch ea94-025. *ak | |||
| 06/13/1995 | 3 | ||
| Seat belt buckle broke twice. *ak | |||
| 06/13/1995 | 3 | ||
| Metal spring in seat belt buckle broke, preventing belt from fastening. *aw | |||
| 06/04/1995 | 4 | ||
| Seat belt does not latch properly. *sd | |||
| 08/25/1995 | 5 | ||
| Driver's seatbelt latch inoperable. *sd | |||
| 06/07/1995 | 1 | ||
| Driver's side seat belt became unlatched, unable to latch seat belt. *ak | |||
| The drivers side seat belt buckle will not come loose . *ak | |||
| 06/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Seat belt latch does not engage, disengages all by itself. *ak | |||
| 05/05/1995 | |||
| Driver seat belt does not stay latch. tt | |||
| 05/29/1995 | |||
| The seatbelt is not latching on the drivers side. please explain. tt | |||
| 04/06/1995 | |||
| Drivers side shoulder harness seatbelt will not latch for use. please describe details. tt | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 11/30/1995 | 0 | ||
| Passenger's seat belt failed due to excessive slack. | |||