Six problems related to front seat belt buckle assembly have been reported for the 1997 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The seatbelt is not child safe. My daughter took the seatbelt and wrapped it around her neck and it locked up disabling us from removing the belt from her neck. My husband was forced to cut the belt to save our daughter's life.
Driver's side rear seatbelt bolt that holds seat belt to the vehicle is badly corroded. Consumer feels its a design problem.
Latch plate of seat belt is not locking properly, consumer has trouble trying to lock seat belt.
Brakes started to squeak and vehicle was taken to dealer. Was told that rotors for front brakes failed due to rust. 2. Front seatbelts did not latch into buckle intermittently, causing loss of protection.
5 out of 6 seat belt latches will not easily latch into buckle, causing loss of protection. Aft center belt is currently malfunctioning and will not latch at all.
Front left center seat not bolted in from factory; occupant attempted to buckle belt, was routed between seats, not buckled down.