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1995 Ford Escort seat belts problems

The 1995 Ford Escort has 162 seat belts complaints filed with NHTSA — 22% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

162

Seat Belts complaints

22%

Share of year

20

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Seat Belts complaints by year

Escort seat belts complaints by model year162 complaints1983: 1 complaints1984: 5 complaints1985: 3 complaints1986: 2 complaints1987: 3 complaints1988: 17 complaints1989: 20 complaints1990: 10 complaints1991: 73 complaints1992: 29 complaints1993: 112 complaints1994: 82 complaints1995: 162 complaints1996: 80 complaints1997: 12 complaints1998: 17 complaints1999: 18 complaints2000: 12 complaints2001: 2 complaints
Escort seat belts complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF A COLLISION AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RELEASED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT AIR BAG HARD. CONSUMER STATED WHEN GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER NOTICED AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT MADE NOISE, SEAT BELT WAS STUCK IN TRACK. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEATBELT SHOULDER…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Seat Belts · June 14, 2001 · crash

Common questions

How many seat belts complaints does the 1995 Ford Escort have?

NHTSA has 162 complaints about the 1995 Ford Escort seat belts — 22% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.