Seat belt buckle would not release, consumer had to break the buckle to release occupant, recall #97v‑174 was denied to consumer.
1990 Lincoln Continental: seat belt won't latch or retract
15 of the 158 complaints about the 1990 Lincoln Continental describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 15
- of this car's complaints
- 9%
- 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
- 20021
- 20001
- 19982
- 19961
- 19954
- 19931
- 19913
- 199015
What owners say
Rec'd recall notice 97i003000 & contacted dealer. Parts for vehicle not right color & would have to order seat belt buckle parts. Has checked off/on, but parts still not available.
Passenger side seat belt failed prior to recall notice causing passenger to hit head on windhield when involved in an accident. Nlm
Whenever passenger uses the seat belt buckle, it would fail to latch properly. It cannot be locked. Would use middle locking belt device to lock seat belt.
Left front seat belt failure.
Seat belt failure.
Passenger's seat belt failure.
Consumer was driving the vehcile and the air bag lights came on, and the passenger side seat belt buckle come unlatched. Tt
Drivers seat belt buckle jammed. Tt
Seat belt buckle difficult to lock and open by itself on occasion.
The passenger side seat belt buckle failure the seat belt comes out the buckle. Tt
Driver's seat belt buckle replaced.
Related recalls
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The front outboard seating position seat belt buckles may not latch or unlatch.
- Risk
- These conditions could reduce seat belt usage increasing the risk of personal injury in the event of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the front outboard seat belt buckle assemblies.
Recall number 97V174000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1990 Lincoln Continental seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 1990 Lincoln Continental?
15 of 158 owner complaints about the 1990 Lincoln Continental (9%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 1990.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1990 Lincoln Continental?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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