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Engineering Analysis · Closed

FAULTY SEAT BELT BUCKLES

Action number
EA95033
Opened
Oct 31, 1995
Closed
Oct 22, 1997
Outcome
Recall 97V174000

Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company

This investigation led to a recall

NHTSA links this probe to recall campaign 97V174000.

Campaign 97V174000 predates our recall archive — check NHTSA.gov for details.

What NHTSA is examining

Complaints allege an inability to latch seat belt buckles, and inadvertent unlatching of the seat belt buckle.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.