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1996 Ford Explorer seat belts problems

The 1996 Ford Explorer has 81 seat belts complaints filed with NHTSA — 4% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

81

Seat Belts complaints

4%

Share of year

9

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Seat Belts complaints by year

Explorer seat belts complaints by model year81 complaints1985: 1 complaints1991: 28 complaints1992: 27 complaints1993: 14 complaints1994: 13 complaints1995: 60 complaints1996: 81 complaints1997: 57 complaints1998: 38 complaints1999: 22 complaints2000: 16 complaints2001: 11 complaints2002: 35 complaints2003: 17 complaints2004: 7 complaints2005: 2 complaints2006: 6 complaints2007: 1 complaints2008: 4 complaints2009: 2 complaints2010: 1 complaints2011: 14 complaints2012: 14 complaints2013: 20 complaints2014: 27 complaints2015: 37 complaints2016: 40 complaints2017: 20 complaints2018: 6 complaints2019: 1 complaints2020: 16 complaints2021: 3 complaints2022: 4 complaints2023: 5 complaints2024: 1 complaints2025: 1 complaints
Explorer seat belts complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many seat belts complaints does the 1996 Ford Explorer have?

NHTSA has 81 complaints about the 1996 Ford Explorer seat belts — 4% 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.