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2004 Ford F-150 seat belts problems

Owners reported seat belts problems in 17 complaints for the 2004 Ford F-150, <1% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
17 1% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
44,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 1
Injuries and deaths
3 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When seat belts problems show up

Seat belts complaints by mileage, 2004 Ford F-150 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 44,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 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: 44,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 69% 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 miles2
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 13 seat belts complaints that report mileage, the median is about 44,000 miles, and 69% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 fire, 3 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

The vehicle rolled and killed the occupant because the roof caved in. The shoulder portion of the seat belt did not hold the occupant (only the lap portion) and the occupant was partially ejected out of the rear of the cab. The vehicle was inspected and purchased by State Farm insurance since the vehicle was totaled. The 2000's Ford F-150s have roofs that are too weak to support the weight of the vehicle, thereby putting the occupants in danger of injury or death. This is well documented. There were no warnings.

March 2025 CrashDeath

This is regarding our rear seatbelts failing on our 2004 ford f-150 1. My wife putting our car seats back in the truck 2. Two seatbelts fell apart, it appears as though a nut holding them came loose 3. Ford will not fix this under any warranty since I'm outside my warranty time. In my mind this should be a recall or a lifetime warranty. Both of these seatbelts were connected to 2 of our baby seats; at any time we could have simply hit the brakes and they both would have come loose.

Reported at 62,000 miles, June 2009

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