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 | |||||
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| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 98V198000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 07/31/1998 to 08/07/1998 | V (Vehicle) | 7000 | 09/04/1998 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 08/25/1998 | 08/28/1998 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with manual seat tracks. the front seat belt buckle attaching stud may have been improperly heat treated. this heat treatment may have resulted in cracks developing in the stud. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the stud is cracked, in the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained, increasing the risk of personal injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the seat belt buckle mounting bracket and stud assembly. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began september 4, 1998.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's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| 99V250000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 07/26/1999 to 08/13/1999 | V (Vehicle) | 25306 | 10/11/1999 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/20/1999 | 09/28/1999 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the seat belt retractor may have a pin shaft in the switchable elr/alr mechanism that is incorrectly formed. in some circumstances, the switching mechanism could become nonfunctional, preventing the seat belt webbing from being extracted from the retractor. it is also possible that malfunction of the mechanism could prevent the belt from being switched into the alr mode. the elr mechanism is not affected by this condition. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the mechanism malfunctions and does not allow the webbing to be extracted, the lap and shoulder belt could not be worn by a vehicle occupant. in the event that the mechanism does not allow the alr mode to be engaged, the operator may be unable to properly install a child seat in that seating position. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the lap and shoulder belt assemblies. assemblies with julian date codes of 200 through 223 are suspect and will be replaced. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Ford recallno. 99s26. owner notification began october 11, 1999. 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's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 04/02/2010 | 92000 | ||
| I have a 1999 ford taurus. the front seat passenger seat belt has recently locked and is unfunctional. i looked up on your recall list to search and found that there was a recall id 99v250000. i contacted ford motor company at the number you provided 1-800-392-3573. i was told that your site generalizes makes and models and that my car was not part of the recall. they opended a case under #401980970 ; however, said they would not fix my car. | |||
| 01/01/2007 | 106000 | 1 | |
| The front passenger seatbelt, 2nd seat seatbelts have not retracked properly since purchase of our used ford taurus wagon. back seat belts also twist themselves and are constant problems. i have grandchildren that need to be restrained and this causes big problems. since this appears to be a continuous problem and complaint why hasn't a recall been issued before a death or serious injury has occurred?? according to my old insurance site-there was a recall issued for the seatbelt problem but the ford site doesn't list it under my vin #. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2009 | 59000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford taurus. the contact stated that the driver's side seat belt would not retract. she was able to buckle the seat belt, but there was no resistance. the contact was concerned about her safety in the event of a crash. the vehicle was previously repaired according to nhtsa campaign id number 99v250000, but the failure was not corrected. the failure and current mileages were less than 59,000. | |||
| 02/10/2008 | 62000 | 1 | |
| On february 10th, 2008, my front windshield suddenly shattered, leaving a hole in it's center and crackling the remaining part of the window, making it impossible for me to see through it. i immediately slammed on the brakes (there were no other cars on the road at the time) causing the car to jerk violently to the right 90 degrees and slam head first into an electrical utility box. the car continued to spin around which drove it over an island in the center of the road and into a road sign and while still spinning, smashed into a utility pole next to the utility box. during this entire incident, i could not see anything through the windshield and was not aware what the car was hitting or what direction it was moving. when the car hit the utility box, i was traveling about 35mph. after rebounding from the utility box into the center island and spinning to the right side of the road where i hit the utility pole, the vehicle finally came to rest. during the spinning and hitting and bouncing (a light word for what was happening) the shoulder harness on my 1999 ford taurus se failed to hold me securely against my seat and the air bags failed to deploy. it has now been 49 weeks since this happened and after many communications between myself and antelope valley ford in lancaster, california, where i purchased the car in march 2005 as a pre-owned vehicle with 52,000 miles on it, and correspondence with ford motor co. in dearborne, michigan, to whom i sent all requested documents and copies of letters to av ford re: the 4 times i tried to get them to fix an alignment problem causing it to pull right, especially when braking. i was told by the service manager car will always pull to right due to front wheel drive torque. i asked for my $5,000.00 down payment and release from the contract. i was ignored. ford motor co. said not enough impact for airbags. the car has been repaired. i now know the computer module for airbag use was never set, but no dash warning light. *tr | |||
| 12/23/2003 | 1 | ||
| I have a 1999 ford taurus station wagon. in 2003 the rleft rear seat belt would sometimes get stuck and not retract. i would have to feed the belt back into the mechanism in order for the belt to finally work. after doing this for some time, i took the car to my local ford dealer in december, 2003 and paid to have the seat belt assembly replaced. in 2006, i again had the same problem with the left and right rear seat belts and the left front seat belt. i again took the car to the ford dealer in december 2006 and had all three of the seat belt assemblies replaced. at the time i asked the person at the dealer if there was a recall or anything on the seat belts since this was the second time in 3 years that i had the problem. they pretty much ignored my question. now i found out that there was a recall on seat belt mechanisms and owners were notified beginning in 1999. we did not purchase this vehicle until 2001. *tr | |||
| 04/13/2002 | 1 | 04/12/2002 | |
| We had purchased are 1999 ford taurus wagon used in 2002. when we bought it we started noticing things going wrong.so we told the place that we bought it from. they did not want to do anything. when we called the local for dealership they told us there were know recalls ever on that year. when i did a search on your site i noticed five recalls on that year. one of my worst complaints is that none of the seat belts work. my children life are in danger everytime i have to put them in the vehicle. how can i get the dealership to fix this. *ak | |||
| 08/15/2003 | 48254 | ||
| In a 1999 ford taurus se, my 6 year old son became trapped in a seat belt that was not even buckled. after arriving home at 9 p.m. my son had just unbuckled his seat belt when somehow he pulled the seat belt over him and the seat belt wrapped around him and it was around his waist and back. the seat belt just kept getting tighter on him and would not release just like a cowboys lasoe. any slack i could get was going up in the shoulder restaint. the belt would not give me any slack. this was in the rear seat on the drivers side. after it got so tight that my son was crying in pain and panic, i finally had to cut the seat belt to free my son. my complaint is that this should have never happened. why is there no slack given on the seat belt especially in a parked car. the belt should not keep locking and taking up slack. this is an unseen danger lurking that could entrap a child. the belt will entrap a child without being secured in the buckle. beware!! | |||
| 50000 | |||
| Vehicle's rear seat belts are inoperative, they would retract or pull out. | |||
| 12/01/1999 | |||
| Consumer called complaining about having problems with the seat belts. dealer and manufacture was contacted and stated that no warranty cover the seat belts at all. ts | |||
| 09/26/1999 | 0 | ||
| When driving passenger's side seat belts locked up. the more consumer moved the tighter they got. *ak | |||
| 12/30/1998 | |||
| Vehicle came with defective automatic front passenger seat belt, which does not retract, will not lock in position, causing loss of protection. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 02/10/2008 | 67473 | 1 | 04/30/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford taurus. while driving 40 mph something hit the windshield and shattered it. the driver crashed into objects that she could not identify. the crash occurred on february 10, 2008. the seat belts didn't engage to keep her from hittin the steering wheel. the air bags did not deploy. the contact sustained severe injuries. a police report was available. the current and failure mileages was 67,473. updated 04/22/08. *lj | |||
| 12/01/2004 | 1 | 01/01/1999 | |
| Rear seat seatbelts quit working for no apparent reason. *bf none of the seat belts in the vehicle will not retract. *tc *jb | |||
| 09/07/2001 | |||
| Consumer states that they are having the same defect with their seat belt as in recall # 99 v 250 000,but vehicle not included by vin #. mr | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 04/04/2006 | 25000 | 1 | 12/01/1999 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the front passenger seat belt intermittently will not retract or it will lock before it is fastened into the buckle assembly. there is a nhtsa recall, # 99v250000 regarding the seatbelts front: anchorage. the vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the recall; however it is not included in the recall due to the vin. | |||
| 11/01/2004 | 20000 | 1 | 04/15/2003 |
| The consumer was having a problem with the seat belt. the consumer purchased the vehicle used and discovered that the vehicle had been recalled for a seat belt problem. the dealer told the consumer that the vehicle identification number did not qualify for the recall. *jb the seat belt would not retract and or come out enough to buckle it. refer to recall campaign 98v198000. *sc | |||
| 02/28/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer stated the child on rear passenger side had the seat belt locked into place and it started to retract, child was stuck in the seat belt around the ribs, consumer had to cut seat belt to get the child out.*ak *yh | |||
| 03/15/2001 | 1 | 03/01/1999 | |
| New part ordered by dealer,, to be installed next week. *ak | |||
| 09/14/1999 | 3 | 04/13/1999 | |
| Front passenger's seat belt when being used begins to tighten up across passenger's chest. dealer has replaced this part two times, but problem still occurs. *ak | |||
| 4 | 02/09/2000 | ||
| Seat belts continually lock in position without braking or cause. *mjs | |||
| 12/03/1998 | 1 | 12/01/1998 | |
| Seat belt broke. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 3 | ||
| Seatbelt problems with 1999 ford taurus. (nar) *mr the drivers seatbelt had become unlatched while the vehicle was in motion. the consumer noticed that when the male section was placed into the buckle section, no clicking and or locking sound occurred. *sc *jb *cb | |||
| 03/22/2002 | 3 | 12/01/2002 | |
| Consumer states all the rear seat belt buckles are corroded and inoperative. manufacturer was notified. nlm *yh | |||
| 03/01/2000 | |||
| Passenger's seat belt buckle would not latch. dealer was notified. feel free to provide any further information concerning this matter.*ak | |||
| 10/12/2001 | |||
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision into a tree while driving at 40 mph, driver's seat belt failed to lock in place, driver sustained injuries to chest and head. dealer / manufacturer were notified. feel free to provide any further information. *ak | |||
| 08/03/2000 | |||
| Vehicle middle buckle broke apart while using it for the frist time; dealer was not notified at this time. please provide any further details: | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 06/18/2006 | 96000 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford taurus. the contact stated that the passenger side seat belt fails to retract. the ford dealer diagnosed the vehicle as needing a new retractor. the dealer will not repair it for free. the vehicle has not been repaired. the purchase date was unknown. the current mileage is 108,000 and failure mileage was 96,000. | |||
| 09/07/2006 | 88920 | 1 | 06/01/2001 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the retractor seized and would not allow the seat belt to extend for use on the front passenger seat. the service dealer and manufacturer were notified. updated 10/31/2006 - the consumer contacted the manufacturer who indicated that they were not responsible for anything after 5 years. *nm | |||
| 07/07/2006 | 134700 | 1 | 06/15/2003 |
| Dt*: the contact stated that the front passenger seatbelt locking mechanism failed to retract the seat belt webbing on 07/07/06. the contact's spouse took the mechanism apart, retracted the webbing, and then the webbing would not extract at all. the occupant can not use the seat belt and there are no pictures or repair invoices available. the dealer was contacted on 07/25/06 to order a replacement locking mechanism but it was not purchase due to the cost. | |||
| 07/20/2005 | 47622 | 1 | 07/20/1999 |
| Seat belt became unusable. two other seat belts in same car were replaced while still under warranty for same problem. a fourth seat belt works, but with difficulty. paid dealer to replace unusable seat belt. internet search shows problems and some recalls with same model car but different release. *jb | |||
| 08/12/2005 | 20000 | 7 | 11/01/1999 |
| Dt: contact states her seat belts in 1999 ford taurus kept retracting and jamming. she noticed this in october 2000. took the vehicle to the repair shop 7 times, but problem recurred. the dealer has not told her what was the cause of the problem. the contact stated seat belts were very short, and were not pulling out properly. *ak | |||
| 01/07/2005 | 67310 | 1 | 05/19/2004 |
| The driver's side seat belt failed to retract on its on. the seat belt will not move while adjusting. consumer drove vehicle to the dealer, who informed consumer that the seat belt retractor needed to be replaced. *ak *er *jb | |||
| 10/20/2004 | 1 | ||
| Consumer noticed that both frontal and rear seat belts were inoperative, and did not retract. vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. *ak | |||
| 05/16/2000 | 2200 | 3 | |
| Seat belts were not working properly. consumer replaced three seat belts due to malfunctioned retractor.*ak | |||
| 23561 | 3 | 08/01/1999 | |
| The seat belt did not retract properly. the dealer was notified.*nlm the seat belt and retractor was replaced on april 19, 2001, however it failed, at 59986 the seat belt and retractor failed again. the dealer informed consumer the retractor could break easily if the seat belt was pulled too fast. *jb | |||
| 69434 | 2 | 12/01/1999 | |
| The seat belts were inoperative. *jb the front seat belts did not retract. they were worn out and replaced. scc | |||
| Upon engaging the seat belt and releasing it, the seat belt does not retract back. it becomes very slack and cannot be used again, unless it is tightened. nlm. | |||
| 09/01/2000 | 2 | ||
| Front passenger restraint belt retractor has failed two times. dealership repaired seat belt retractor at consumers expense in september 2000 and problem has reoccurred. *ak *yh | |||
| 12/21/2000 | 1 | 07/01/1999 | |
| Right side seat belt will not release so that passenger can place seat belt around himself or herself. no seat belt in use while driving. westway refused to fixed it saying they were too busy and for me take it to another dealer.*ak | |||
| 03/23/2000 | |||
| Vehicle was at a stop when it was rearended & pushed into a truck in front in which it hit another vehicle. upon impact from rear, seat belts failed to tighten up, air bag on driver's side failed to deploy. driver suffered injuries to upper & side of neck and spine. was thrown around. *ak | |||
| 01/16/1999 | |||
| Brake pedal would go to floor when brakes were applied. was informed by mechanic brake adjustment was needed. brakes were repaired. since then, problem reappeared. also, cruise control would be set at a certain speed, but vehicle would accelerate at a higher speed; and right side seat belt fails to retract back to original position. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING | |||
| 04/09/2002 | |||
| Rear shoulder belt was coiled around 9 year old child's neck and began to tighten . has to cut belt to free the child. dealer contacted. feel free to provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 12/10/1999 | 25 | 11/01/1999 | |
| Drivers shoulder restraint locks in place, pinning driver to seat. #2. ac discharges foul odor from all vents causing burning watering eyes. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 07/01/2006 | 77000 | 2 | 06/01/1999 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford taurus. the contact stated that the rear seat belt retractors have malfunctioned. the seat belts will not pull out to be used, therefore she cannot restrain anyone in the rear seats. both seat belts failed within one month of each other. she stated that the rear seats are rarely used, therefore the failure could not have been caused by excessive or improper use. the dealer stated that she is beyond the extended warranty for the belts and the repair would cost $476. the dealer also stated that her vin was not included in recall number 99v250000 (seat belts:front:anchorage). the failure mileage was 77,000 and current mileage was 78,000. | |||
| 01/23/2006 | 75450 | 2 | 09/14/2001 |
| Rear passenger seat 3-pount safety belt failure. belt locked and would not retract and function as a usable safety device. the replacement cost was $69.07 for the belt and $145.00 labor. this is the second failure. in 2004, the rear driver seat 3-point belt also failed and had to be replaced.*ak | |||
| 01/15/2005 | 3 | ||
| 1. normal operation of vehicle. 2. rear seat belt retraction mechanisms fail. replaced 1, unit failed again. now neither of the 2 units work. unable to use the vehicle with more than 2 passengers. 3. 1 part replaced, failed again within 1 year. | |||
| 03/01/2005 | 2 | 01/01/1999 | |
| Ford taurus 1999, both rear seat belts seized up. *bf the consumer has replaced both rear seat belts, the cause was the plastic spool that the seat belt wrapped around had cracked and broke into pieces, the pieces became jammed in the seat belts as they were retracted or extended. the hub of the spool that the seat belt wrapped around was also severely cracked in many places . *jb | |||
| 12/01/2004 | 1 | 01/01/1999 | |
| Rear seat seatbelts quit working for no apparent reason. *bf none of the seat belts in the vehicle will not retract. *tc *jb | |||
| 11/20/2004 | 1 | 07/10/1999 | |
| Rear seatbelt retractors nonfunctional. belt is out does not retract or adjust back in.this has happened three times to this car. once when first purchased, fixed at no cost. last year ,one retractor replaced at my expense. now again. *ak | |||
| 11/01/2004 | 50000 | 1 | 01/01/1999 |
| Rewind spring on seat belt became undone from its anchor, rendering seat belt useless. *bf the problem happened with the rear seat belt. *jb | |||
| 09/29/2004 | 2 | ||
| The rear lap/shoulder seatbelts on both sides do not retract correctly. one stopped retracting completely, and the other intermittently, causing them to be unsafe and unusable. i found nhtsa safety recall #99v250000 for a similar problem, which i brought to the attention of the dealer and manufacturer, but they said that it did not cover my specific vehicle. so, replacing this defective part becomes my responsibility.*ak | |||
| 06/01/2004 | 40000 | 1 | 12/07/1998 |
| Passenger safety belt, in back seat will not retract. went to my ford dealer to have them replace it under my extended warranty, but they said normal. this belt never retracts like the others and often the door gets shut on it. discovered later that there was a recall for these back seat belts, but the belt's date of manufacture not in the range for the recall. *ak | |||
| 05/16/2000 | 2200 | 3 | |
| Seat belts were not working properly. consumer replaced three seat belts due to malfunctioned retractor.*ak | |||
| 08/09/2003 | 48254 | 1 | |
| In a 1999 ford taurus se, my 6 year old son became trapped in a seat belt that was not even buckled. after arriving home at 9 p.m. my son had just unbuckled his seat belt when somehow he pulled the seat belt over him and the seat belt wrapped around him and it was around his waist and back. the seat belt just kept getting tighter on him and would not release just like a cowboys lasoe. any slack i could get was going up in the shoulder restraint. the belt would not give me any slack. this was in the rear seat on the drivers side. after it got so tight that my son was crying in pain and panic, i finally had to cut the seat belt to free my son. my complaint is that this should have never happened. why is there no slack given on the seat belt especially in a parked car. the belt should not keep locking and taking up slack. this is an unseen danger lurking that could entrap a child. the belt will entrap a child without being secured in the buckle. beware!! *nlm | |||
| 10/11/2002 | 50000 | 99 | 09/01/2001 |
| Rear seatbelt difficult to latch wtih child seat / booster seat present. when using a child safety seat with build in straps in combination with the center rear seat lapbelt with optional stud mounted on strap for shoulder belt attachment, this flaw is not that evident. although, as the child progresses into the booster seat stage and has outgrown the weight of the child seat safety staps, the use of a booster seat in the center rear with combination lap belt becomes very difficult to latch. the act of latching the seatbelt can range from first try to 20 or 30 attempts before it latches. multiple female seat belt recepticles where used, same effect on all. it appears that the deatchable should belt assembly has a rather large metal buckle that has such a large area that it prevents the entire assemble from allowing enough of the seat belt slot to enter the receptible for the evident click. if car is not taken, the car seat may inadvertantly be left unbelted if the click is not heard. once the buckle does perform the click it appears to be secure, but as a driver i constantly worry about the integrity of that belt assembly. this problem appear to show more often during colder winter months. 40f and below. | |||
| 06/18/2000 | 1 | 05/06/1999 | |
| Consumer had a front end collison and air bags did not deploy. driver/passenger sustained injuries. *ak at the time of front end collision the hood came in through windsheild on right side. seat belt failed in rear which is holding child's seat. back rest on left back seat came loose. *yh | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 04/01/2006 | 14700 | 1 | 07/02/2000 |
| 1999 ford taurus rear center seat lap/shoulder belt assembly. child was taking seat belt off and the attachment fell apart. the latch plate completely fell apart and the belt is not usable. luckily i was not in a crash or this belt would have failed allowing my child to be injured. *jb | |||