Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||||
| 16025 | 07/01/2002 | 636218 | Information on removing sticker from seat belt. *tt | 11/06/2002 | |
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||||
| 042421 | 06/07/2005 | 051611 | 10014138 | Safety belt retraction speed. *tt | 04/28/2005 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 09/01/2009 | 100000 | 1 | |
| Driver's seatbelt simply disconnects itself often without even being touched at all, while driving! *tr | |||
| 04/14/2004 | 1 | 02/01/2003 | |
| 2002 ford f150 air bag deployed during an accident. the air bag knocked the consumer out of the vehicle completely knocking the and gave him chemical burns. *ts the consumer was wearing his seat belt when the accident occurred. *nm | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 27000 | 1 | ||
| When a turn was made, the seat belt locked up. *jb | |||
| 02/10/2003 | 1 | ||
| Consumer was rear ended, and the front seat belts failed to restrain the driver and passenger. the driver hit her head on the steering wheel, and the passenger hit his head on the dash. amount of damage unknown. *jb | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 11/01/2001 | 1 | 10/28/2001 | |
| Both locking pawls on manual seat adjustment mechanism do not lock into place when seat adjustment lever is released. one or the other pawl locks into place and a large amount of shifting force is then required to move the second pawl into a position where it will engage. this would only be a minor inconvenience if it were not for the seat belt configuration of this vehicle. this seat belt attaches not to the sub floor or pillar but to the seat itself. if (as has happened many times to me) you are under way and reposition the seat, you may not realize the seat is not safely locked into position. if you were then involved in an accident the strain on the engaged pawl might be beyond design parameters. when the unengaged pawl, traveling to its next locked position under the forces of the accident, meet the mass of the occupant and seat, the shear forces may cause failure of the pawl allowing the occupant and his /her seat to be uncontrolled during an accident. this could result in unnecessary injury to the occupant. an air bag srs could exacerbate this circumstance causing escalating injury(s). | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 06/11/2007 | 50000 | 4 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford f150. the contact stated that the front seat belts unfastened approximately 3 to 4 times while driving. ford stated that the vehicle was over 50,000 miles and no longer under warranty, therefore they could not be of assistance. the vin, engine size, purchase date, and speed were unknown. the current mileage was 62,000 and failure mileage was 50,000. | |||
| 12/24/2003 | 37978 | 1 | 12/22/2003 |
| Passenger seat belt comes unlatched intermittently. *jb | |||
| 05/18/2005 | 50422 | 1 | 10/03/2001 |
| Driver side seat belt failed. seat belt female end will not allow male end to connect. vehicle immediately sent in for repairs. | |||
| 08/07/2003 | 11570 | 6 | 10/30/2001 |
| Front right seat belt released from the buckle four times during a forty mile trip on 8/7/02, this had happened two times before, but we are unable to recall the dates. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | |||
| 03/13/2003 | 409 | 1 | 03/12/2003 |
| Vehicle has a gap on driver's side door over the top. the gap causes noise inside the cabin of the vehicle while driving. it makes it hard to keep the vehicle on the road. manufacturer was contacted with no results.*ak the dealer installed a rubber sealer around the gap but this seemed to cause more noise. the radio, cd player and tv in the rear of the van stopped working. the rotors warped and caused vibrations when braking. water had gotten into the left side park lamp. the seat belt warning chime and light failed intermittently, the dealer replaced the module. *nm | |||