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 - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | ||||||||||||||||
| 92V113000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 03/01/1989 to 08/01/1990 | V (Vehicle) | 565000 | 10/30/1992 | ODI | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 08/17/1992 | 08/24/1992 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The rigid mounted safety belt buckles are defective in three ways. first, a fastened safety belt buckle will not unlatch when the release button is depressed. this results from interference between the buckle ejector finger and the buckle tongue window. the second defect is the safety belt buckle may not latch. the third possible defect is that the tongue may be retained by the buckle, but it may not be latched sufficiently to provide occupant protection. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | An insufficiently latched or unlatched safety beltincreases the risk of injury to seat occupants in the event of a sudden stop oraccident. if the safety belt buckle will not unlatch, it will not allow theoccupant to get out of the vehicle in an emergency situation. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Ford will replace the rigid mounted safety belt buckles with end release safety belt buckles designed to prevent latch problems. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: safety belt buckle.vehicle description: passenger cars and utility vehicles.note: only the end release buckles on rigid mountings are susceptible to thismalfunction, the web-mounted front center end release buckles and theweb-mounted rear facing third seat end release buckles in taurus or sablevehicles will not be replaced. also, the web-mounted front center buckles inexplorer vehicles will not be replaced. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 01/01/1990 | |||
| Passenger front seat belt latch failure. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 01/20/2000 | 01/01/2000 | ||
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1994 | 2 | 01/01/1990 | |
| I have owned a 1989 ford taurus which had the same seat belt failure and a recall was issued for the seat belt assembly that failed. i was told by a ford representative that the mercury uses the same part as the ford but no recall is planned. the seat belt releases without warning while the car is in motion and would not restrain a passenger in the event of a collision. this occurs on both the driver and passenger side seat belt assenblys. i have noted when riding in other sables of the same age that they also have this defect.. the recall that was done on my taurus fixed the problem. this defect is of particular concern to me as it affects the primary restraint system and many owners will never realize that the system will not restrain them in a collision as sometimes the belt remains plugged into the clasp, but is not secured and can be pulled out by the slightest pressure | |||
| 07/01/1996 | |||
| Seat belts harness lap and shoulder belts are loose, they will not tighten all the way. dealer contacted, and repair work was, done but the problem still exists. the light intermittently comes on and off. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 08/12/1998 | |||
| Front driver's side and passenger's side seat belt buckles won't stay locked in, and everytime consumer snapped the buckles in, they will pop open. *ak | |||
| 05/12/1996 | |||
| The driver's and passanger's side seat belts come unlatched unexpectedly when in use. took vehicle to the dealer and they said it's nothing they could do about the problem. *ak | |||
| 05/01/1998 | 2 | 08/01/1990 | |
| Seat belt latches broke. | |||
| 12/27/1996 | 2 | 06/25/1990 | |
| Fvront passenger's seat b elt buckles failed prior to/after recall repairs 93v-113. *ak | |||
| Passenger shoulder/lap belt buckle is inoperative, male won't connect with female portion. tt | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 08/02/1994 | |||
| Airbag did not deploy during frontend collision. shoulder/harness seat belt failed to retract. please describe details. tt | |||
| 01/01/1990 | 1 | ||
| Seat belt jammed. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING | |||
| 03/05/1996 | 1 | 10/01/1990 | |
| Driver's shoulder belt failed to retract in an accident, resulting in injuries. | |||