Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||||
| 05310 | 02/21/2005 | 10012954 | Safety belt web stop button service. *eh | 04/05/2005 | |
| 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 | |||
| 08/23/2005 | 9066 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford mustang. the contact stated that the driver and passenger side seat belts failed. the seat belts would not retract and would become stuck and/or twisted. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, who advised the contact that there was nothing wrong with the seat belt. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 9,066 and the current mileage was 65,703. kmj | |||
| 08/23/2005 | 9066 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 ford mustang. the contact stated that the driver and passenger seat belt failed. the seat belts do not retract, they stick and twist. the vehicle was taken to the dealer advised there was nothing wrong with the seat belt. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 9,066 and the current mileage was 65,703. li | |||
| 12/01/2010 | 60000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford mustang. the contact stated that both front seat belts failed to retract properly. the vehicle was taken the dealer. the dealer confirmed the seat belts needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted . the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 90,000. kmj | |||
| 12/01/2010 | 60000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 ford mustang. the contact stated both front seat belts failed to retract properly. the vehicle was taken the dealer. the dealer confirmed the seat belts needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted . the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 90,000. rds | |||
| 11/01/2008 | |||
| My passenger seat belt will not come out at all. the belt is not long enough for anyone to sit in. plus my driver side will not go back and always slams in my car door. i see multiple issues with 2003 mustangs online everywhere and ford told me its my problem. i am concerned about the safety too with this product. how can ford be held responible for such faulty product and does it take an accident or death to fix this? or can we be preactive instead of reactive. just look around and you will find more people are having the same issue with ford mustangs! please help. | |||
| 09/01/2011 | |||
| Driver side seat belt does not retract on its own. you have to manually mess with it to get it to retract. sometimes it has a difficult time of pulling it out to buckle. although still operable, i don't believe this is safe. | |||
| 09/05/2011 | 70850 | ||
| Passenger side seat belt failure - will not retract or come out | |||
| 04/15/2010 | 78000 | ||
| Passenger side front seat belt continually locks up. seatbelt is completely inoperative right now and will not retract or come out. asked ford about the voluntary recall i had seen elsewhere and was told that there was none and parts were $300 to fix and two hours of labor to install and would carry a 12 month/12,000 mile warranty. told them that seat belts were a safety issue that they needed to look at. received a seatbelt violation ticket on the way home and since havent driven the vehicle with a passenger. | |||
| 04/10/2009 | 1 | ||
| My complaint is about the seat belts. they get twisted up every time you use them. my passenger seat belt is locked right now and i cant even use it. *tr | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 12/24/2009 | 98000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford mustang. the contact observed that the passenger front shoulder belt retractor was inoperative. the passenger seat belt retractor webbing failed to extract whenever worn by an occupant. the contact had concern of the safety risk involved. the vehicle has not been repaired for the malfunction. the failure mileage was unknown. the current mileage was 98,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 01/26/2003 | 45000 | 1 | 02/29/2000 |
| Drivers seatbelt not retracting properly. frequently have to drive without the seatbelt as it gets progressively tighter. when putting on the seatbelt i can feel a lot of tension on the belt for some reason. also at time it will not retract at all and hangs loose.*ak | |||