Mustang rear passenger seat belt stuck.
1999 Ford Mustang: seat belt won't latch or retract
6 of the 213 complaints about the 1999 Ford Mustang describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year
What owners say
Driver's side front seat belt and passenger seat belt will not retract and locks up. It appears that the seat belt will not work in an emergency as required. This has happened numerous times.
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford mustang. The contact was repairing his vehicle when he noticed that the passenger side seat belt latch did not work. The mechanic advised him to replace the seat belt. There is a recall on the vehicle's seat belts, but the recall # was unknown. The current mileage is 12,000 and failure mileage was 5,000.
Dt: the contact stated the air bags did not deploy in a crash. The vehicle swerved to miss debris in the road and hit the guard rail at 55 MPH. The vehicle spun and hit the guard rail four times. The driver's side seat also snapped , not allowing the contact to reach the brake pedal and stop the vehicle. The seat belt came unlatched at the buckle assembly. A police report taken at the scene ,and the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The contact sustained contusions to head, neck, shoulder, hip, back, knee, and ankle. The vehicle has not been inspected.
Both front and the rear passenger side seat belt failed to retract back into its holster when they were unfastened. Driver's side seat belt assembly was replaced, but the problem recurred.
My seat belt (drivers side)does not retract real well you have to push it back into the side wall of the car. I have noticed that other VIN numbers have had a recall but not mine. I called ford in michigan to ask them how to get a recall started and they told me that I can not. Then I asked them to fix my problem free of charge and they told me if I wanted it fixed that I would have to pay for it. I told them that it was a safty issue and that they should have to pay for it free of charge. Dt
Related recalls
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The seat belt retractor may have a pin shaft in the switchable elr/alr mechanism that is incorrectly formed. In some circumstances, the switching mechanism could become nonfunctional, preventing the seat belt webbing from being extracted from the retractor. It is also possible that malfunction of the mechanism could prevent the belt from being switched into the alr mode. The elr mechanism is not affected by this condition.
- Risk
- If the mechanism malfunctions and does not allow the webbing to be extracted, the lap and shoulder belt could not be worn by a vehicle occupant. In the event that the mechanism does not allow the alr mode to be engaged, the operator may be unable to properly install a child seat in that seating position.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the lap and shoulder belt assemblies. Assemblies with julian date codes of 200 through 223 are suspect and will be replaced.
Recall number 99V250000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1999 Ford Mustang seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 1999 Ford Mustang?
6 of 213 owner complaints about the 1999 Ford Mustang (3%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Ford Mustang?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Ford Mustang
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