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1996 Ford Escort seat belts problems

77 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seat belts on the 1996 Ford Escort38% of all complaints for this model year.

77
Seat Belts complaints
38%
share of all complaints
87,768 mi
median reported incident mileage
6 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The driver side motorized seat belt has ceased functioning and is now stuck midway along the top part of the seat belt track. This being the case the seat belt will not protect the driver in the event of a sudden stop. In this position it is likely that in a sudden stop the driver's head would hit…

    filed Jan 23, 2015

  • I am adding another complaint to the vast list of previous complaints regarding my 1996 ford escort and the failure of my passive restraint shoulder belt. It has been giving me problems for probably the last 8-10 years. It would intermittently stop mid-track and "bouncing" the door against the…

    filed May 26, 2012

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Seat Belts problems in other Escort years

YearReportsShare
2001 Escort23%
2000 Escort1111%
1999 Escort165%
1998 Escort175%
1997 Escort122%
1995 Escort15226%
1994 Escort7928%
1993 Escort10929%
1992 Escort2817%
1991 Escort7122%
1990 Escort1010%
1989 Escort1913%
Escort seat belts problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.