2003 Ford F-150 seat belts problems
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seat belts on the 2003 Ford F-150 — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Well the passenger side in front seat seat belt needs replaced due to getting stuck after front airbags in dash and steering wheel after deployment from barley tapping a vehicle in front of the truck”
filed Sep 12, 2025
“On november 01,2020 I was involved in a vehicle rollover in my ford f150 2003 which the airbags did not deploy. Airbag light was on and seatbelt locked I was entertaining intersection and almost through it when another vehicle ran the stop light causing me to rollover one in half times. Airbag did…”
filed Nov 3, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Seat Belts problems in other F-150 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 F-150 | 2 | 1% |
| 2023 F-150 | 2 | 1% |
| 2022 F-150 | 1 | 0% |
| 2021 F-150 | 5 | 1% |
| 2020 F-150 | 3 | 0% |
| 2019 F-150 | 4 | 0% |
| 2018 F-150 | 16 | 1% |
| 2017 F-150 | 17 | 1% |
| 2016 F-150 | 14 | 1% |
| 2015 F-150 | 26 | 2% |
| 2014 F-150 | 9 | 1% |
| 2013 F-150 | 7 | 0% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 Ford F-150
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.