1. Ford F-150
  2. Problems
  3. 2001
  4. Seat Belts

2001 Ford F-150 Seat Belts Problems

33
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 33 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • seat belt · 31 records
  • failure mileage · 12 records
  • side seat · 10 records
  • seat belts · 9 records
  • belt buckle · 6 records
  • diagnosed repaired · 6 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi13
100–150k mi7
150–400k mi4
30–60k mi3
1–30k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • April 14, 2008 · 1 miles

    Seat Belts

    Recall id nhtsa: 01v227001 - seat belt buckle comes undone while driving - i brought my 2001 ford f150 into the dealership to repair the seat buckle which periodically came undone while driving. The dealership "inspected" the buckle and said there was no problem with the buckle. The seatbelt buckle continues to spontaneously become disconnected while driving. I took my f150 into the dealership today to have it…

    ODI 10227715

  • January 22, 2007

    Seat Belts

    No incidents leading to the failure passenger seatbelt releases on its own while driving happens consistently while driving the belt retracts nothing has been done to repair this other than a thorough cleaning of the mechanism. *tr

    ODI 10297076

  • December 13, 2006 · 142,000 miles

    Seat Belts

    Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. The contact stated that the driver and passenger side seat belts would not latch. The contact did not take the vehicle to the dealer or a mechanic to have the seat belts inspected. The contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. The failure mileage was 142,000.

    ODI 10487346

  • April 14, 2004

    Frontal · Seat Belts

    My husband was driving our 2001 ford f150 supercrew lariat on 4/14/04. He was struck from behind by a dodge neon going approximately 70 mph. My husband was going 35 mph. The safety belt did not latch nor did the airbag deploy, resulting in my husbands being thrown forward and hitting his head at great force on the windshield. The force of the crash totalled my truck, cracking and bending the frame. Had either safety…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10072573

  • April 7, 2004 · 63,000 miles

    Seat Belts

    Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. Since the date of purchase, the contact noticed that the driver's side seat belt would not latch and connect. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current mileage was 155,000 and failure mileage was 63,000.

    ODI 10280245

  • October 8, 2002

    Frontal · Seat Belts

    While pulling a tree stump up from the ground. The dual airbags deploy and lock up the seatbelts. The dealership is aware of the problem. Mr

    ODI 8020747

  • January 31, 2002 · 68,000 miles

    Seat Belts

    Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. The contact stated that the passenger's side seat belt became unbuckled independently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be repaired under a manufacturer's recall but no failure was determined. The contact also stated that the failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 68,000.

    ODI 10535123

  • June 19, 2001

    Seat Belts

    Consumer has been waiting for parts since beginning of june to have recall 1e030000 performed. In meantime defect has reoccurred. Consumer was driving an unsafe vehicle.*ak *slc

    ODI 892637