Front Seat Belt Retractor problems of the 1998 Ford Escort

Five problems related to front seat belt retractor have been reported for the 1998 Ford Escort. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

Failure Date: 05/01/2001

Seatbelt retractors in the back of vehicle continually tighten, and will not allow for consumer to lean or move forward. Consumer has to release buckle and reattach buckle in order have freedom of movement. Please provide any additional information/attachments.

2 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

Failure Date: 01/19/2001

While waiting to make a turn another car hit consumer's vehicle on right side. Dashboard cracked, but none of frontal airbags deployed. Also, seat belt came loose. The driver was injured during the accident.

3 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

Failure Date: 11/12/2000

Car "totaled" in rear-end wreck. Passenger seatback collapsed when hit from rear, hard contact with 3-point seat belts when thrown forward when car crashed into vehicle stopped in front. Got ride to hospital in ambulance! driver side seat back did not collapse, driver okay.

4 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

Failure Date: 04/09/1998

While turning at 15 to 20 mph vehicle was struck at a 45 degree angle on passenger's side, there was no deployment of driver's or passegers side airbags. Also driver's side seat belt failed to restrain occupant.

5 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

Seatbelt will not retract from the door.


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