| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004258662 | Incident Date: Feb, 08 2004 |
| Consumer's City: CHANDLER | Consumer's State: AZ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: TEMPO | Model Year: 1992 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Seat belts:front:retractor |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2FAPP36X0NB | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 08 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Front seat belt automatic retractor inoperable.........vehicle no longer has a three point restraint capability.........unsafe!!!! this is the third failure for the front automatic seat belt restraint system on three different vehicles. i'm the "duty" mechanic for our family and have become quite adept at fixing these restraints. i've replaced the nylon "feed belt" in the automatic retractors.........this is the "failing" part. in my observation, this is a design failure by ford. specifically, the nylon "feed/drive" belt fails because the restraint does not have a closed lubrication design which results in the belt binding in the motor gears and being destroyed as a direct result of dust/dirt entering the seat belt track under normal and resonable driving conditions. in my opinion, this is a ******safety****** issue and needs to be corrected. a quick glance at the database indicates that this is not an unusual problem. i'm requesting that the national highway traffic safety administration investigate. specific questions that i would like to see answered are: 1. how many of these automatic seat belt restraint systems are still on the road?? 2. how many fatalities can be attributed to the failure of these devices?? 3. what is the incidence of supply requests for these restraints from the "ford" and, a final observation. i suspect that most folks who experiece problems with the automatic seat belt restraint systems on older ford vehicle choose to "abandon" their use instead of paying to have them fixed. there's a "purpose" for government.......the common good!!! |
