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 - WEBBING | ||||||||||||||||
| 96V172001 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 08/14/1989 to 02/07/1992 | V (Vehicle) | 224000 | 10/11/1996 | ODI | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/06/1996 | 02/05/1997 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Note: driver's side (left) passive seat belt assembly. the rail of the automatic shoulder belt can wear sufficiently such that the cable which retracts the buckle assembly will become jammed in the rail rendering the shoulder belt inoperative. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant would not be adequately restrained increasing the risk of personal injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace driver side and inoperative passenger side shoulder belt track assemblies. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification:owner notification is expected to begin during october 1996.note:owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration'sauto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
| 96V172002 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 08/14/1989 to 02/07/1992 | V (Vehicle) | 224000 | 10/11/1996 | ODI | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/06/1996 | 02/05/1997 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Note: passenger side (right) seat belt assembly. the rail of the automatic shoulder belt can wear sufficiently such that the cable which retracts the buckle assembly will become jammed in the rail rendering the shoulder belt inoperative. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant would not be adequately restrained increasing the risk of personal injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace driver side and inoperative passenger side shoulder belt track assemblies. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification:owner notification is expected to begin during october 1996. note:owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration'sauto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||||
| BC3131972197 | 02/21/1997 | 51719 | Recalls 96s48 and 96s99 - parts shortage - probe motorized seat belt rail and motor assembly are in extremely short supply. *tw | 06/27/1997 | |
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||||
| BC1031197020 | 02/01/1997 | 51769 | Recalls 96s48 & 96s99: 90-92 probe motorized seat belt rail & motor assy for recalls 96s48 & 96s99 are in extremely short supply- the rail & motor assembly are currently on back order with a very long lead time required to restock- it is | 07/17/1997 | |
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING | |||||
| 13714 | 01/01/2000 | 612706 | Information regarding the recall 96s48 & 96s99 (motorized seat belt rail and motor assembly). *mjs | 06/12/2000 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING | ||||||
| RQ98011 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 07/31/1998 | 02/16/1999 | AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT | 96V172000 | |
| The recall defect is the motorized shoulder belt track assembly which may wear sufficiently under certain conditions causing the buckle assembly to jam in place. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 02/13/2010 | 108000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1992 ford probe. while the vehicle was parked she attempted to use the driver's seat belt and the seat belt will not move out of the retractor. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer advised her that they no longer have any books to repair the seat belt. she reference recall nhtsa campaign id number: 96v172001, seat belts:front:webbing and stated the recall work was performed. the recall worked for some time but know she was having the problem again. she called the manufacture and they have sent her several letter but know she has decide to call us. the approximate failure mileage was 108,000 and the current mileage was 110,000. vwb | |||
| Automatic retractor does not retract, vehicle has been repaired under recall 96 v 172 000. dealer was notified. please provide additional information.*ak | |||
| 11/01/2001 | |||
| Nhtsa recall id# 96-v-172-002/ manufacturer's recall 96s99, automatic seat belt retractor on passenger's side is stuck in one position. automatic seat belt is suppose to retract back and forward across consumer when door is opened and closed. passenger's side seat belt is being replaced for second time. dealer was notified, an drecall repairs were performed once. please provide the vehicle id number and mileage.*ak | |||
| 1 | 02/09/2001 | ||
| The drivers side seat belt failed to come back after the door was opened and closed and the passenger side did the same thing. nlm | |||
| 08/01/2000 | 1 | ||
| Passenger's and driver's automatic seat belts are frozen. cables are jammed. there is a recall 96v172000/ manufacturer's recall 96s48. recall is no longer in effect, and there was nothing they could do. *ak at time of recall, consumer had taken vehicle to dealer who stated there were no problems, therefore no corrections needed to be made. *slc | |||
| 1 | 08/01/2000 | ||
| Passenger's automatic set belt came out of t track after hitting a deer. seat belt was in use at time. passenger was thrown forward when belt broke. had no airbags. no injuries. *ak | |||
| 01/02/2001 | 1 | 08/01/1996 | |
| Regarding ford recall # 96s48 and 96s99 - seat belt recall. dealership claims that they performed replacement of seatbelt track and motor assembly on february 25, 1997. however, the repair has failed just as the recall described the original problem. ford will not agree to fix this safety issue claiming that the work has already been done. i contend that i received either faulty parts and / or shoddy workmanship from the dealership. can you help me resolve this issue with ford? thank you. mi. *ak | |||
| 1 | 09/27/1991 | ||
| Motor belt needs replaced, the unit was replaced under recall two years prior and was working at the time of replacement, failure not covered under warranty. *mjs | |||
| 08/01/1998 | |||
| Automatic seat belt on passenger's side failed to operate due to plastic cover over cable wearing off ,causing cable to slip out of track and jam. previously, consumer received a recall on driver's side seat belt but dealer refused to repair passenger's side because it was not covered under the recall. dealer wanted to repair it if consumer paid the charges. 96v-172-002. *ak | |||
| 03/01/1998 | 3 | 08/01/1996 | |
| Passenger's side motorized seat belts failed to operate properly. *ak | |||
| 03/31/1997 | 1 | ||
| Recall work on automatic shoulder belt due to belt not currently being faulty. | |||
| 1 | |||
| The driver's side belt failed prior to recall. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Recall 96v-172002, cannot get recall done for a year. *ak | |||
| 07/07/1997 | |||
| She has a recall note to repair the front automatic seat belts. the dealership will only repair the passenger's and not the driver's even though the letter states both need to be rapired. *ak | |||
| Contacted the local dealer at least three times and the parts aren't still available. *ak | |||
| 10/28/1996 | |||
| Autoamtic shoulder belt recall #96v-172. took vehicle in for repairs on jan. 14, 1997 and they said that they don't have the part and they still have not fixed the vehicle. *ak | |||
| Owner received recall notice for his seat belts recall no. 96v172000, but has been unable to get work done because of no parts.owner also notes that he has been waiting for a very long time. *ak | |||
| 10/18/1996 | |||
| Recall received in oct.96, contacted the dealer and they still have not returned call on the parts for the seat belt (left passive side). it should not take 4 months for a part to be in if it is an recall. *ak | |||
| 12/01/1996 | |||
| Recall related 96v172, contacted dealership on oct 96 in reference to repairs and again in nov 1996, no parts available. *ak | |||
| No parts available until february 1997. the automatic shoulder belt on the driver's is not working, vehicle did not pass state inspection because of this issue. 96v172000. *ak | |||
| Owner received recall notice, contacted dealer and was told the vehicle may be salvaged and if the vehicle is salvaged, dealer ca not do the recall. 96v172000. *ak | |||
| Automatic shoulder belts are not working, dealer stated that this cannot be taken care of until parts are available after march 15th. action not taken according to terms in recall notice 96v172000. *ak | |||
| 08/01/1996 | 3 | 11/01/1991 | |
| Driver's motorized seat belts are inoperative, won't move up or down track.*ak | |||
| 09/01/1995 | |||
| Driver's side automatic shoulder belts have failed, motorized shoulder belt has totally failed. tt | |||
| Motorized auto shoulder harness is inoperative, is stuck in midway position of track. tt | |||
| 08/07/1995 | |||
| Automatic seat belt failure, motorized shoulder belt has been stuck. tt | |||
| 11/28/1995 | |||
| The drivers auto restraint does not always retract. please describe. tt | |||
| Motorized shoulder harness fails midway on track driver's side. tt | |||
| 07/26/1995 | 2 | 07/11/1996 | |
| The driver and passenger side seat belt retractor stopped working . tt *slc | |||
| 08/03/1995 | 1 | 03/01/1992 | |
| Driver's side seat belt failure, stuck in the front forward position, driver not protected. tt *jb | |||
| 07/26/1995 | |||
| The driver side retractor stopped at half way lock up . tt | |||
| 06/02/1995 | |||
| The drivers side automatic seatbelt does not go up and down the track. please describe. tt | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 09/15/2002 | 1 | ||
| The seat belt was extremely tight.*jb | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 12/30/1999 | 1 | 11/01/1999 | |
| Request information about 96s48 recall from ford and warrantywork from it. no safety defect (s) listed in summary. *ak | |||
| 12/02/1999 | 09/01/1992 | ||
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer has not been able to have recall repair of left/right seat belt assemblies repair promptly due to lack of parts and dealer problem. (recall 96s48 and 96s99) nlm. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Seat belt recall repair refused due to unvailability of parts. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 09/01/2001 | |||
| Both drivers side and passenger side shoulder belts lock up continuously. there was a recall on february 2, 1997 on both of them. the previous owner has had them replaced. both sides still lock up all the time preventing movement of any kind.*ak | |||
| Passenger's front seat belt buckles inoperative, won't latch, male won't connect with female portion, not fixed. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 10/22/1999 | |||
| Rear seat belt's won't retract, and consumer can't pull the seat belts out. dealer is aware of the problem. *ak | |||
| 02/24/1998 | 3 | ||
| Safety belt retractor rail fails to work/stuck. will not retract back. sits in front. took to dealer. repaired driver's side, not passenger (#96v172001). driver's under recall (#96v172002). *ak | |||
| 08/04/1998 | |||
| Consumer complained that dealer refused to repair seat belt retractor after they have honored the recall. problem has reoccurred, and dealer will not repair unless cost goes to consumer. *ak | |||
| 05/13/1996 | |||
| Was rearended and hit truck in front the driver's side seat belt retractor didn't restrain consumer . please describe . *ak | |||
| 04/23/1995 | 1 | ||
| The driver's side seat belt retractor broke, consumer received recall letter afterwards . *ak spark plugs replaced. distributor cap replaced. *slc | |||
| The driver side seat belt retractor broke . tt | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING | |||
| 11/01/2009 | 106000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1992 ford probe. the contact stated that when she attempted to buckle the seat belt, it would not retract to secure the driver. the contact disengaged the belt. the contact called the authorized dealer and was informed that the vehicle was too old for them to look up the remedy in the diagnostic manual. there was a recall related to the failure (96v172001 seat belts:front:webbing). the failure mileage was approximately 106,000. the current mileage was approximately 110,000. | |||
| 02/15/2010 | 106000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 1992 ford probe. the contact stated that the repair for recall 96v172001 (seat belts:front:webbing) was performed in 2007 but the failure reoccured the complaint does not explain what was repaired. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that the repair could not be performed again free of charge due to the age of the vehicle. the failure mileage was approximately 106,000. the current mileage was approximately 108,000. | |||
| 09/07/2006 | 111528 | 1 | |
| Drivers side (left) passive seat belt assembly. the rail of the automatic shoulder belt has worn sufficiently such that the cable which retracts the buckle assembly has become jammed in the rail rendering the shoulder belt inoperative. according the letter written by mr. jonathan d. white recall analysis division office of defect investigation safety assurance. ford is responsible for the remedy of these vehicles from the date of aug 22, 1996 forward,regardless of vehicle age mileage or ownership. not giving an ending date. there recall involves 224,000 ford motor company vehicles 1990 through 1992 ford probe model equipped with front seat motorized (passive) shoulder belts as standard equipment and manufactured from aug 14, 1989 through feb 7, 1992. my vehicle was made nov 1, 1991 within the limits of the recall. recall no.96s48. i purchased the vehicle used. i called ford motor company at 800-392-3673. i was told that there were no recalls on my vehicle and the recalls are different in different states. *jb | |||
| 03/03/2003 | 2 | 05/01/1992 | |
| Seat belt broke. in 1996 there was a recall on the drivers side seat belt track, at that time the consumer seat belt was already broke, but was not included in the recall. the consumer wrote a letter to ford about the seat belt and eventually it was fixed under the recall. the passenger side seat belt was checked and the mechanic stated it was fine. in 2000 the drivers side seat belt broke again, but this time the consumer had to pay for the repairs. now the passenger seat belt is broke, the consumer called ford to inquire about a recall for the passenger seat belt but was told there was no recall. *jb | |||
| 75000 | 1 | ||
| Automatic driver's seat belt is inoperative. the shoulder strap is jammed in the rail behind the shoulder of the driver. recall 96v172001 was issued on make,/model and year, but this vehicle was not included in the recall due to vin.*ak *la | |||
| 1 | 03/15/1999 | ||
| Driver side seat belt failed, prior to recall and passenger side seat belt failed 18 months after being fixed as per recall notice. *yh | |||
| Seat belt failure--recall, but parts not available. | |||
| 10/26/1996 | |||
| On 26-oct-96, the driver's side shoulder belt was replaced, and the passengers side was inspected and working. currently, the passenger's side shoulder belt broke the same way, the dealer is not honoring the recall for the passenger's side because it was previously inspected. *ak | |||
| 12/09/1997 | |||
| Received recall notice (#96v172002). called dealer for appointment. was informed by dealer that they do not have the parts, that they are on national back order. *ak | |||
| Recall #96v172002, dealer is refusing to fix the shoulder belt on the passenger's side, stated to consumer that they are not obligated to fix at this time because belt is not faulty. owner stated that the shoulder belt on the passenger's side does stick sometimes on retractor. *ak | |||
| 12/11/1996 | |||
| Dealer has no parts for shoulder belt; been waiting for over 3 months. 96v172000. *ak | |||