FaultScore

1988 Ford Mustang seat belt problems

10 of the 132 complaints about the 1988 Ford Mustang are about the seat belts — 8% of everything reported for this model year.

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10

Complaints

0

Crashes

0

Fires

0

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Retractor 4 40.0%
Buckle Assembly 3 30.0%
Seat Belts 1 10.0%
Anchorage 1 10.0%
Webbing 1 10.0%

Seat Belts across every Ford Mustang year

1988 10 4.1%
1989 20 8.3%
1994 14 5.8%
1996 13 5.4%
1997 19 7.9%
1998 19 7.9%
1999 21 8.7%
2000 39 16.1%
2001 22 9.1%
2002 13 5.4%
2003 16 6.6%
2015 10 4.1%
2016 10 4.1%
2017 16 6.6%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

ST. Clairsville, OH

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. NLM

NHTSA complaint #567728 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Taylors, SC

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

FRONT SEAT BELT WILL NOT HOLD THEIR TENSION.

NHTSA complaint #531841 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Stem, NC

SEAT BELTS

SEAT BELTS DO NOT BUCKLE.

NHTSA complaint #521822 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Morrison, CO

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELTS WILL NOT ALWAYS RETRACT AND WOULD NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK

NHTSA complaint #800286 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lake Ronkonm, NY

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HAS UNRAVLED AND WILL NOT RETRACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #986531 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SAN Diego, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

SEAT BELT RETURN SPRING IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAIL

NHTSA complaint #985718 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Winter Sprin, FL

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LATCH. FEMALE PROTION DOES NOT HOLD. TT

NHTSA complaint #971061 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Danbury, CT

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WON'T CLOSED . TT

NHTSA complaint #970901 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Walnut Creek, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

NHTSA complaint #959484 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Glen Burnie, MD

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT LATCHING MECHANISM WILL NOT RELEASE. TT

NHTSA complaint #959373 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1988 Ford Mustang problems

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