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2013 Ford Flex seat belts problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seat belts on the 2013 Ford Flex2% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Seat Belts complaints
2%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • In september, the drivers side second row seatbelt broke, the male connection. I called our local dealership and they told me it would cost approximately $750 to replace. We started using the third row instead. Just today, the female connection on the passenger side second row seat broke. Ford is…

    filed Mar 27, 2021

  • 2nd row seat belts not working or broken. Driver side is not latching or retracting, so none can use that seat. Passenger side the buckle cover wont stay on, and it has some small sharp objects that can cut someone or my kids.

    filed Jan 31, 2020

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

Seat Belts problems in other Flex years

YearReportsShare
2019 Flex10%
2017 Flex25%
2016 Flex33%
2015 Flex11%
2014 Flex83%
2011 Flex11%
2010 Flex21%
2009 Flex42%
Flex 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.