FaultScore

Ford F150 seat belt problems

25 of the 988 complaints filed about the Ford F150 are about the seat belts — 3% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1988.

25

Complaints

3%

Share of all complaints

2

Crashes

0

Fires

Seat Belts complaints by model year

1984 F150 1 4.0%
1985 F150 2 8.0%
1986 F150 6 24.0%
1987 F150 3 12.0%
1988 F150 10 40.0%
1989 F150 2 8.0%
1990 F150 1 4.0%

What owners said

1987 Ford F150 NEW Bedford, MA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOESN'T STAY SECURE INTO THE SECURING MECHANISM, ALL OTHER SEAT BELTS WORK EXCEPT THIS ONE!

NHTSA complaint #759808 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1990 Ford F150 Clute, TX

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON IS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH OR WILL UNLATCH UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER LATCHING WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED.

NHTSA complaint #754619 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1984 Ford F150 Chandler, AZ

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT STAY BUCKLED, SPRING LATCH FAILED; IGNITION MODULE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, WIRING ON HARNESS FOR MODULE LOST INSULATION, CASUSED REPEATED STALLS

NHTSA complaint #734205 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Ford F150 Jamesville, GA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

WHEN USING SHOULDER BELT SYSTEM SHOULDER PART DOES NOT RETRACT AFTER MOVING AROUND WITH IT ON. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #872435 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Ford F150 Richardson, TX

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #726002 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Ford F150 Hornbrook, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

PASSENGER SEAT BELT CONTINUE TO ROLL ITSELF LOOSE WHEN IN USE. PASSGENER HAS TO PULL BELT TIGHT TO PREVENT IT FROM COMING LOOSE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACE THE RETAINER CLIP, BUT CONDITION REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #864808 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Ford F150 Meadowlands, MN

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

IF A PASSENGER PULLS ON THE SEATBELT TO ADJUST IT FOR COMFORT, IT DOESN'T RETRACT LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO AND THUS, COULD CAUSE THE PASSENGER TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A CRASH OR IF THE VEHICLE IS BRAKED TO A SUDDEN SLOW-DOWN OR STOP. IN ORDER FOR THE SEATBELT TO RETRACT, ONE MUST OPEN THE DOOR TO GET IT TO RETRACT. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING.

NHTSA complaint #720705 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Ford F150 Huntington, WV

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

SEAT BELTS CENTER BUTTON RELEASES AND OPENS TOO EASILY.

NHTSA complaint #543930 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1986 Ford F150 Kirkland, WA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LATCH FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #531205 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Ford F150 Lisbon, OH

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #525202 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1986 Ford F150 Andover, MN

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

THE VEHICLE SEAT BELT HOLDER WAS RUSTED & MADE THE SEAT BELT US LESS (ACCORDING TO COMSUMER).

NHTSA complaint #814089 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1986 Ford F150 NEW Brunswick, NY

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

ON THE RECEIVING END OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT THE SPRING INSIDE THE BUCKLE BROKE, CAUSING BUCKLE NOT TO LOCK WHEN LATCHING, HAD TO REPLACE TWICE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #807161 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Ford F150 Holley, NY Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BROADSIDED ARMOUR TRUCK, WHICH RAN STOP SIGN, TOTALED THE TRUCK, SEAT BELT BROKE AT BUCKLE, DRIVER INJURED, HITTING DASHBOARD AND WINDSHIELD.

NHTSA complaint #805192 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Ford F150 Spartanburg, SC

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY ENGAGED IN THE BUCKLE. *AK

NHTSA complaint #986237 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1987 Ford F150 Burlingame, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

SEAT BELT BUCKLE INOPERATIVE.

NHTSA complaint #504335 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Ford F150 LA Farge, WI

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SEAT BELT HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT DUE TO DESIGN.

NHTSA complaint #490763 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Ford F150 LA Farge, WI

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SEAT BELT HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT DUE TO DESIGN.

NHTSA complaint #490763 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1986 Ford F150 Arapahoe, NC

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

WHILE DRIVING THE MALE PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT DISENGAGES FROM THE FEMALE PORTION DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE SPRING WITHIN THE BUCKLE.

NHTSA complaint #977938 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Ford F150 North Spri, VA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LATCHES/ SELF-RELEASES, ALSO INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS UP.

NHTSA complaint #484305 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1986 Ford F150 Brick, NJ

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

VEHICLES DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED WHILE IN USE AND NOW IS COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. TT

NHTSA complaint #967740 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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