The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid. The contact stated that the driver’s side seat belt retractor failed to extend. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 16V875000 (Seat Belts) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.
2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid: seat belt won't latch or retract
5 of the 126 complaints about the 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- typical mileage
- 78,000
- 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
- 20201
- 20191
- 20183
- 20162
- 20141
- 20135
What owners say
When I put the back seats down to carry items the back seat will not go back in place. You have to take the bottom seat out and remove the center seatbelt bolt which is attached to the frame and release the pressure once you do this the returns to a normal position it is a safety issue. The middle seat belt retractor seems defective. It was stationary
Tilting the back seat forward makes the middle seat belt lock up, preventing the seat from going back up. The only recourse being to cut the seat belt. Or unbolt the seat belt assembly. Both of which are safety concerns. Youtube is filled with workarounds for this issue. Which include having the seatbelt locked into the clip always. And using that slack to bring the seat back up when it gets stuck.
Rear center seat belt locked and would not extend, trapping the occupant in the seat. The seat belt would not extend once retracted fully, locking the seat in a folded position.
My daughter was in the middle seat in the back of the car. We went to get her out and the seat belt locked up and the belt became really tight on her chest. She started to cry and we didn't know how to get her our. We then unlatched the seat, folded it over and she crawled out. But then the seat belt became even tighter and I now can not lift the seat back up. The seat belt could have harmed my child.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid?
5 of 126 owner complaints about the 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid (4%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 2013.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid
Door locks 11Power steering loss 10Stalling 9Grinding brakes 8Transmission failure 8Loss of power 6Sudden acceleration 5
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