| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001083319 | Incident Date: Nov, 06 2001 |
| Consumer's City: PALMDALE | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: TEMPO | Model Year: 1988 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Seat belts |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAPP36X4JK | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 07 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1988 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I was driving, wife in passenger seat with lap belt engaged. upon stopping, lap belt would not release. impossible for her to exit car because of automatic retractor installed on belt assembly. this is a mojor safety item and ford will not accept any responsibility. had we been in an accidnet and car was buring, wife would have been burned to death. the only way i could get wife out of the car was to cut the belt and there wouldn't have been time to do this in a burning car! even with the lap belt cut, i am still unable to release the buckle. the law requires that belts be used yet ford will not take responsibility for safe and normal operation of the lap belt that they installed in the vehicle. no previous indications of anything wrong with lap belt system on either side of vehicle.*ak |
