Front Seat Head Restraint problems of the 2001 Ford F-150 - part 2

My complaint is with the rear seat headrests or lack of. My 2001 does not have headrests. Since then Ford has added as standard equipment rear seat headrests. I am concerned about the safety of the rear seat passengers. If Ford felt that they were neccesary on newer 2001s perhaps it is neccesary on mine also. I would like Ford to tell me why they made this change mid year if not for safety reasons.

Rear seats of this vehicle have no headrests. This is a potential serious safety issue. Ford has addresed this with their latest update of this model by including rear seat headrests. However, for buyers such myself who purchased before this change, the lack of headrests is a serious safety concern!!! Ford should recall and replace!.

"my Ford F-150 supercrew 4-door pickup truck does not have head restraints in the rear 60/40 split bench seat. This is a safety concern as rear seat passengers will hit their heads on the rear glass in a crash. New trucks of this model are now redesigned and have rear head restraints. Models manufactured earlier do not. When I called Ford customer service to complain of the safety concern of having no rear head restraints and to ask for the new redesigned seats, they said they would not replace the seats. They are ignoring owners with models manufactured before the newly redesigned rear seats. Ford also redesigned the front seats to now include head restraints instead of the old design of taller integrated head restraints. I believe this is also a safety concern in that I cannot adjust the front seat head restraint to properly protect me in a crash. I also wish to have new front seat captain's chairs from the newly designed model's front seats. ".

My Ford F-150 supercrew 4-door pickup truck does not have head restraints in the front, or rear, 60/40 split bench seats. This is a safety concern as rear seat passengers will hit their heads on the rear glass in a crash. New trucks of this model are now redesigned and have rear head restraints. Models manufactured earlier do not. I called Ford customer service to complain of the safety concern, of having no front or rear head restraints, and to ask for the new redesigned seats, they said they would not replace the seats in early production vehicles. They are ignoring owners with models manufactured before the newly redesigned rear seats. Ford also redesigned the front seats to now include head restraints instead of the old design of taller integrated head restraints. I believe this is also a safety concern in that I cannot adjust the front seat head restraint to properly protect me in a crash. I also wish to have new front seats from the newly designed model's. I inquired as to why the seat design was changed, and was told that all automotive manufacturers institute running changes during current model production in the name of product improvement. Personally, I feel that the change was made to correct a potentially dangerous situation that the manufacturer was aware of all along. I wonder if these same people would let their families ride in a vehicle with the "old" style seats???.

Lack of headrests is a safety concern. Rear occupants put in danger. Mfr has since revised design to add them in newer models.

No rear seat headrest to protect rear passengers in accident. Ford has re-designed seats mid year to address this issue. My vehicle is 2 months old and I did not get the proper seats.

Head rests have been installed on newer models of the same, I feel that Ford should recall my truck and others of the same year (2001) and update our rear seats to have headrests. I beleive that the headrest were installed by Ford for the prevention of a passenger's head be put thru the rear window. This is definitley a problem that Ford saw coming and decided to include the headrest on the newer version of the same year for precaution. . This to me should be a recall by Ford to replace my present rear seat wihout headrests, with one that has them. Thank you.

The 2001 Ford supercrew pickup truck with 4 fullsize doors designed to seat 3 full size adults in the rear. This truck does not have head restraints for the rear seats. Later made trucks of this same 2001 model year and style have been redesigned to include rear seat head restraints. And also have redesigned front seat head restraints. Ford motor company has made changes in its later manufactured vehicles concerning this safety issue. But when you contact Ford customer service they advise they will not replace these front and back seat assemblies,ignoring owners of vehicles with this safety concern. I believe Ford should recall the vehicle and correct an under designed safety issue that has been corrected buy later manufactured vehicles. Thank you.

My early built f150 supercrew did not come with rear seat headrests. It has come to my attention that the newer supercrews do come with headrests. As we all know, headrests are extremely important in crashes to prevent injuries, and I think Ford has realized that in the supercrews, so they put them in the newer ones. I believe Ford should have the responsibilty to replace the seats of all supercrews that did not come with the rear head rests.

If I'm involved in a rear end type of crash where I'm hit from rear I'm concerned that my rear seated passengers head may hit the rear window glass because of a flaw in design of rear seats not having a head rest. Your attention to this matter is greatly appreciated since I have two elementary sschool children that are my main passengers and since they cannot sit in front of truck because of airbag deployment concerns. Thank you.

I believe the new change to the mid-model F-150 supercrew's rear seat, by adding the head restraint is a great idea and should be retrofitted into the older models which were not equipped with those restraints. Sitting at the height in which the seats are constructed can (and does) result in the head striking the rear window upon acceleration and when whipped back in a sudden braking incident. To prevent any form of litigation from an accident Ford mo. Co. Should issue a recall and ammend the situation.

I'm just worried about the lack of headrest in the rear seats of my truck in the event of an accident.

The 2001 Ford supercrew does not come with rear headrests. There has been a few occassions where my passengers have bumped their heads on the glass panel just behind the rear seats. I am requesting that the NHTSA investigate this issue with Ford to determine a suitable fix. Through my research, I have learned that Ford has upgraded the rear seats (current production) however my unit was one of the first produced and did not receive the updated seats. Please advise.

Rear seats are unsafe without headreast.

My Ford F-150 supercrew 4-door pickup truck does not have head restraints in the rear 60/40 split bench seat. This is a safety concern as rear seat passengers will hit their heads on the rear glass in a crash. New trucks of this model are now redesigned and have rear head restraints. Models manufactured earlier do not. When I called Ford customer service to complain of the safety concern of having no rear head restraints and to ask for the new redesigned seats, they said they would not replace the seats. They are ignoring owners with models manufactured before the newly redesigned rear seats. Ford also redesigned the front seats to now include head restraints instead of the old design of taller integrated head restraints. I believe this is also a safety concern in that I cannot adjust the front seat head restraint to properly protect me in a crash. I also wish to have new front seat captain's chairs from the newly designed model's front seats.

Rear seats do not have headrests or any type of head support. The rear window glass is immediately behind the seats. Rear seat passengers can hit their heads on the rear window. Ford has added headrests to current production vehicles so they obviously agree with this major safety concern. I feel Ford should recall all 2001 f150 supercrews and change the rear seat to the current seat they are now using.

No head protection for rear passengers /small children hit heads on back glass.

There is a safety issue with the rear seats not having a head rest, the seats are to low and in case of an accident the passangers on the back are going to hit there heads on the rear window, I have too kids and I don't want for them to get hurt in case of an accident; it could be a severe injury in a rear end collicion. Thanks for your time.

The problem is that there is no support for the rear seats and during sudden stops rear passengers have hit their heads on the rear window. No summary listed for above vehicle.

The rear seats in my supercrew do not have a head rest this would be dangerous in an accident to anyone sitting in the back seat.

Vehicle lacks rear seat head rests / head support. Any movement of vehicle causes rear seat occupants to hit head on the rear window.

Lack of rear seat headrest are a safety problem for occupants of the rear seat in case of a accident. Occupents could hit their head on rear window causing significant injury.

Ford has updated the rear seats with head rests in later 2001 modles. The earlier models should be retrofitted with these head rests too. It's a major safety issue.

The 'newer' supercrews have rear headrests, but the early 2001 models do not. I feel that all versions should have rear headrests.

Without rear seat headrests, rear passengers head hits rear glass on cab.

I am concerned with the safety factor of the lack of rear seat headrests. After 6 months of sales of the new supercrew model, Ford altered the design and now has headrests. I am interested in a retrofit kit from Ford that adds headrests.

Complaint on the lack of headrests on the early 2001 models. Later models have them and I am concerned.

Ford motor company is now installing rear seats with head restraints. I am concerned that the alack of rear seat head restraints is unsafe and will likely cause more injuries and possible death in a major crash. I fee that Ford motor company should recall the affected vehicles and repace the rear seats with the new model seats containing the head restraints.

Lack of a head restraint for the rear seat passengers. On occasion it is possible for an occupant to hit their head on the rear window. This is a severe safety concern. Ford has come out with a new seat design which includes head restraints. I feel they should retrofit earlier models built this year with the newer seats. Even if it were for the labor charge to change the seats. Thank you.

Rear seats need headrest. Standard on trucks now. Big concern.

Rear seat has no head rests, potential problem with whiplash or injuries resulting from an accident.

There is no head restraint on back seats. In a sudden stop or frontal collision, back seat passengers heads will be making their way through the back glass to graphic, if not violent death.

Lack of rear head rests/ restraints could cause head to hit rear windshield.

2001 new vehicle no rear seat head restraints newer models have them same year 2001.

No rear seat head restraint in vehicle. Passenger riding in the back seat will impact rear window in the event of an accident.