1988 Mercury Cougar seat belts problems
The 1988 Mercury Cougar has 20 seat belts complaints filed with NHTSA — 28% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.
20
Seat Belts complaints
28%
Share of year
0
Crash-involved
0
Related recalls
Seat Belts complaints by year
What owners report
“IGN. SW. RECALL WORK DONE PREVIOUSLY 2 TIMES BY GALPIN LINCOLN-MERCURY. SEAT BELT FAILURE REPORTED BOTH TO GALPIN LINCOLN-MERCURY AND FORD MOTOR CORP. BECAUSE OF NO DOCUMENTED RECALL, THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING EVER SINCE WITHOUT SHOULDER BELT PROTECTION.”
Common questions
How many seat belts complaints does the 1988 Mercury Cougar have?
NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 1988 Mercury Cougar seat belts — 28% 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.