Complaint 603838
1991 FORD PROBE • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR • incident Oct 18, 2006
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 603838
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- PROBE
- Model Year
- 1991
- Component
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
- Incident Date
- Oct 18, 2006
- Date Received
- Nov 22, 2006
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
Owner Narrative
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING A VEHICLE, IT WAS NOTICED THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT AND WAS JAMMED IN THE RAIL RENDERING THE BELT INOPERATIVE. THE CONTACT CHECKED FOR RECALLS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN # 96V172001 COVERED THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT WAS VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE THE DESCRIPTION IN THE RECALL MATCHED EXACTLY THE PROBLEMS, THE VEHICLE'S SEAT BELT HAD.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.