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2012 Ford Escape seat belts problems

19 complaints about seat belts have been filed for the 2012 Ford Escape, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
19 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
58,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When seat belts problems show up

Seat belts complaints by mileage, 2012 Ford Escape Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 58,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 58,000 miles
Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. 50% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 14 seat belts complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving at 2 MPH and turning into a parking lot, another vehicle crashed into the rear quarter of the vehicle. Both vehicles were destroyed and none of the air bags in the contact's vehicle deployed. The contact also stated that the seat belt did not tighten on impact. The contact suffered neck, shoulder and facial injuries. The front seat passenger sustained severe internal head injuries and was diagnosed with a concussion.

Reported at 5,999 miles, August 2013 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owned a 2012 ford escape. The contact stated that her husband was driving at 20-35 MPH, when he choked on food and passed out, which then caused the vehicle to hit a telephone pole. The contact stated that she was seated in the front passenger side seat and the seat belt did not tightened to stop her from going forward towards the dashboard during the collision. The contact and her husband received medical attention and were transported by ambulance to the hospital. A police report was filed.

Reported at 90,000 miles, May 2021 CrashInjury

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