1989 Ford Thunderbird seat belts problems
The 1989 Ford Thunderbird has 20 seat belts complaints filed with NHTSA — 14% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.
20
Seat Belts complaints
14%
Share of year
2
Crash-involved
0
Related recalls
Seat Belts complaints by year
What owners report
“DRIVER WAS RESTRAINED BY SEATBELT. DURING COLLISION, SEATBELT BECAME UNANCHORED FROM THE FLOOR AND CAME LOOSE CAUSING DRIVER TO BE THROWN INTO STEERING WHEEL, UNDER DASHBOARD AND INTO WINDSHIELD. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SPEED AND MILEAGE ARE STATED AS APPROXIMATES BY COUNSEL , WILL SUPPLEMENT IF…”
Common questions
How many seat belts complaints does the 1989 Ford Thunderbird have?
NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 1989 Ford Thunderbird seat belts — 14% 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.