1999 Ford Explorer: seat belt won't latch or retract

6 of the 1,347 complaints about the 1999 Ford Explorer describe seat belt won't latch or retract.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 0%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.

Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year

2026
1
2024
1
2023
3
2022
2
2021
2
2020
3
2018
6
2017
10
2016
16
2015
15
2014
10
2013
4
2012
6
2011
2
2009
1
2008
2
2007
2
2006
3
2004
3
2003
6
2002
15
2001
5
2000
5
1999
6
1998
19
1997
25
1996
46
1995
32
1994
8
1993
7
1992
17
1991
14

What owners say

Filed Aug 14, 2002 · Seat belts · GA

Seat belt latch on rear driver's side will not go into buclkle. Dealer and manufacturer were not notified at this time.

Filed Mar 27, 2002 · Seat belts · 41,000 miles · CA · crash · 1 injury

The consumer was involved in a rollover accident. The consumer sustained injuries and believes the injuries were as a result of the seatbelt not locking. *nlm

Filed Jan 3, 2001 · Seat belts · MS

There is a problem with the seatbelt latch. My 9 year old was putting on the seatbelt when the internal parts of the seatbelt latch came out of the housing. The internal parts came out intact. If I had been in an accident the seatbelt would have failed. This is a serious safety issue and ford and their respective dealers feel it also is a serious problem since rather than focusing on anything else, all three calls I recieved, one from ford motor company and two from recomended dealers all focus on the seatbelt. No mention is made of the other problems (until I bring it up), but they want to replace the seatbelt immediatly.

Filed Nov 19, 2000 · Airbags, Seat belts · NY · crash · 3 injuries

I was driving on a highway when a car attampted to change the lanes and hit my car. The other car was turned across my lane and I hit the car with my front right side, then my car was pushed onto the concrete divider and I hit the divider with my front left side, all when traveling about 60 MPH. The passanger seat belt didn't lock up, and my wife was thrown on the dashboard. I also hit the stearing wheel with my head, and because I wear glasses I have some facial injuries. At the whole time when the accidend occured, none of the air bags had deployed.

Filed Sep 29, 2000 · Seat belts · TX · crash

Consumer was involved in a frontal collision in which the driver seat belt did not lock up upon impact. Please give any further details.

Filed Nov 17, 1999 · Seat belts · NY

The driver's seat belt fails to latch properly. The locking mechanism broke. The latch plate will not stay in buckle. Was entering the vehicle at time of failure. Taking vehicle to dealer to check.

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

Questions about the 1999 Ford Explorer seat belt

Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 1999 Ford Explorer?

6 of 1,347 owner complaints about the 1999 Ford Explorer (0%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 1996.

Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Ford Explorer?

There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.

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