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1993 Ford Tempo seat belts problems

The 1993 Ford Tempo has 64 seat belts complaints filed with NHTSA — 20% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

64

Seat Belts complaints

20%

Share of year

6

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Seat Belts complaints by year

Tempo seat belts complaints by model year64 complaints1984: 2 complaints1986: 1 complaints1987: 1 complaints1988: 19 complaints1989: 21 complaints1990: 30 complaints1991: 13 complaints1992: 43 complaints1993: 64 complaints1994: 37 complaints1995: 1 complaints
Tempo seat belts complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

CONSUMER 'S VEHICLE WAS PARKED & ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNING, HIT LEFT FRONT & REAR OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. IN CRASH, DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT BECAME INOPERATIVE & USELESS.ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT STOPPED WORKING. HOWEVER, COULD HEAR MOTOR RUNNING. ONLY LAP BELT COULD BE USED. *AK

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Seat Belts · crash

Common questions

How many seat belts complaints does the 1993 Ford Tempo have?

NHTSA has 64 complaints about the 1993 Ford Tempo seat belts — 20% 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.