| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007102057 | Incident Date: Apr, 06 2007 |
| Consumer's City: BROOKLYN | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: MARQUIS | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Seat belts:front:buckle assembly |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2MEFM74W31X | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 12 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 13 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I am reporting the failure of the buckle on the front seat belt on driver's side of vehicle. it appeared to click"closed but unexpectedly popped open when i driving. i contacted the manufacturer . who said that the vehicle was not under a recall for this problem due to the vin.. however, nhtsa site showed that there was a recall of the vehicle for just this problem. i understand that recalls were typically assembly plant related and that this vehicle might not have been included in the recall. however, the similarity was too great to ignore ,and i wished to report this matter to you. please note that no accident occurred but the hazard to my safety was considerable. i will replace the faulty part at my own expense in the meantime but urge your agency to further review the possibility that not all the vehicles so impaired have been recalled. latest incident occurred on april 7 but was preceded by many more.*ak |
