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1994 Ford Escort seat belts problems

Owners reported seat belts problems in 82 complaints for the 1994 Ford Escort, 23% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
82 23% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
7 and 0
Injuries and deaths
11 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 7 crashes, 11 injuries.

What owners wrote

During impact, the two rear side seat belts did not lock and the driver's side air bag did not deploy. Please describe.

March 1996 CrashInjury

Tl*- the contact owns a 1994 ford escort. The driver side seatbelt isn't working properly when the door is closed. The driver's side seatbelt is jammed. The contact's seatbelt is motorized and when you close the door it retracts half way and is stuck, it wont move left or right. Seatbelt will not secure him in place. Yesterday is the first and only time of this incident.

Reported at 180,000 miles, December 2006

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