Seat Belts complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2014 Ford Escape has 18 NHTSA seat belts complaints and 1 seat belts-related recall.
18
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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SEAT BELTS
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Ford F-150 and E-350, 2014-2015 Ford Escape, and 2015 Lincoln MKC vehicles. Improperly manufactur...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2025 | SEAT BELTS | The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that her mother observed that the driver's s... |
| May 6, 2025 | SEAT BELTS | the drivers seatbelt does not retract. The seatbelt is extended all the way loose in your lap. In an... |
| Aug 1, 2022 | SEAT BELTS | Drivers side seat belt retractor or pretensioner does not work. You have to physically push the seat... |
| Oct 1, 2020 | SEAT BELTS,SEATS,ENGINE | THE COMMUNITY I LIVE IS LANDLOCKED (JUNEAU, ALASKA) AND THE ONE FORD DEALERSHIP CLOSED ITS DOORS A Y... |
| Dec 20, 2019 | SEAT BELTS | THE MIDDLE REAR SEAT BELT LATCH DROPPED BELOW THE FOLD DOWN SEAT WHEN IT WAS FOLDED DOWN. THIS MADE ... |
| Aug 18, 2019 | SEAT BELTS | MY SEAT BELT BUCKLES IN THE BACK SEAT ARE HARD TO BUCKLE SOMETIMES WONT BUCKLE AND A FEW TIMES THE L... |
| Aug 1, 2019 | SEAT BELTS | CAR HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES. DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT MAINTAIN PROPER RECOIL TENSION. I HAVE TO HAND ... |
| Apr 2, 2019 | SEAT BELTS | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. DEALER SAID PRE-TENSIONER DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE. CAR HAS N... |
| Jan 3, 2019 | SEAT BELTS | WHEN YOU FOLD THE REAR SEATS FORWARD ON THIS VEHICLE THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES CAN FALL BELOW THE SEATS,... |
| Nov 23, 2018 | SEAT BELTS | VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHEN PUTTING THE REAR SEAT DOWN IT CAUSED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES TO GET STUCK ... |
| Oct 13, 2018 | SEAT BELTS | FRONT DRIVER SEAT FEMALE END OF SEAT BUCKLE NOT LOCKING SEATBELT TONGUE INTO PLACE. NO VISIBLE ISSUE... |
| Oct 1, 2018 | SEAT BELTS | SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT. ONCE PULLED OUT SEATBELT HANGS OUT OF DOOR AND DOES NOT PULL BACK IN TO R... |
| Jun 30, 2018 | SEAT BELTS | THE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES ARE STUCK UNDERNEATH THE SEATS. I WAS ABLE TO FORCE ONE UP BY REACHING MY... |
| Jun 13, 2018 | SEAT BELTS | AFTER FOLDING THE BACK SEAT FORWARD IN DOWN POSITION, THE SEAT BELT LATCHES ARE NOW STUCK UNDER THE ... |
| Dec 12, 2017 | SEAT BELTS | DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. |
| Oct 11, 2017 | SEAT BELTS | SPRING IN MECHANISM THAT LATCHES DRIVER SEAT BELT HAS FAILED AND THE ENTIRE MECHANISM IS FAILING STA... |
| Aug 1, 2014 | SEAT BELTS | MY CAR WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND SOME ONE HIT IT FROM BACK COMING AT A SPEED OF APPROX. 35-40 MILES... |
| Apr 24, 2014 | SEAT BELTS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WAS UNSTABLE... |