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2002 Ford F-150 seat belts problems

Owners reported seat belts problems in 50 complaints for the 2002 Ford F-150, 5% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
50 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
95,000 miles 38 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 1
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When seat belts problems show up

Seat belts complaints by mileage, 2002 Ford F-150 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 95,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 7 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 5 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 4 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 95,000 miles
Based on 38 complaints that include mileage. 24% 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 miles4
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles7
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles5
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles4

What the data shows

Of the 38 seat belts complaints that report mileage, the median is about 94,000 miles, and 24% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Consumer was rear ended, and the front seat belts failed to restrain the driver and passenger. The driver hit her head on the steering wheel, and the passenger hit his head on the dash. Amount of damage unknown.

February 2003 CrashInjury

Front right seat belt released from the buckle four times during a forty mile trip on 8/7/02, this had happened two times before, but we are unable to recall the dates.

Reported at 11,570 miles, August 2003

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