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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…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Seat Belts · September 19, 2003 · crash

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.