1988 Ford Escort defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1988 Ford Escort. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• SAFETY BELT D-RING
  Preliminary Evaluation PE90063 · opened Mar 21, 1990 · closed Jul 31, 1990

  There is no summary currently available

• FAILED PASSIVE RESTRAINT
  Engineering Analysis EA90008 · opened Dec 27, 1989 · closed Dec 31, 1991

  We have received numerous reports which allege a malfunction or failure of the passive restraint system.additional reports allege that the passive restraint system failed to restrain/adequately protect the occupant during an accident

• PASSIVE BELT FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE89143 · opened Jul 18, 1989 · closed Dec 27, 1989

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• REAR SAFETY BELT FIT
  Engineering Analysis EA88038 · opened Aug 29, 1988 · closed May 11, 1990

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• REAR SEAT BELT COMPLIANCE
  Defect Petition DP88007 · opened Jan 11, 1988 · closed Aug 24, 1988

  Rear seat belt compliance