Seat Belts complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Ford Focus has 34 NHTSA seat belts complaints and 0 seat belts-related recalls.
34
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2024 | SEAT BELTS | Driver seatbelt is stuck and doesn't budge. I think I saw an old recall regarding this possibly... S... |
| Feb 1, 2023 | SEAT BELTS | the buckle for the front passenger and back driver do not work properly. The buckles will not latch.... |
| Apr 4, 2021 | SEAT BELTS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, TH... |
| Sep 1, 2018 | SEAT BELTS | REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. THE SEAT BELT HAS BARELY BEEN USED OVER THE... |
| Jun 5, 2018 | SEAT BELTS | THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. OUR FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH QUIT WO... |
| Feb 2, 2018 | SEAT BELTS | THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NO LONGER LATCH. AT FIRST IT BECAME HARD TO CLICK IN OR OUT THEN STO... |
| Oct 28, 2017 | SEAT BELTS | DRIVER SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON STARTED TO STICK. ON 10/28/17 BUCKLE WOULD NOT RELEASE. I HAD HAVE... |
| Sep 26, 2017 | SEAT BELTS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. UPON ATTEMPTING TO LATCH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT, IT FAILE... |
| Sep 17, 2017 | SEAT BELTS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT... |
| Aug 30, 2017 | SEAT BELTS | DRIVERS SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION, BELT DOES NOT LATCH. CAR WAS PARKED WHEN THIS OCCURED. |
| Jul 31, 2017 | SEAT BELTS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | TAKATA RECALL WHILE DRIVING MY SEAT BELTS LOCK SO TIGHT I HAVE TO UNBUCKLE THEM BECAUSE THEY WO... |
| May 21, 2017 | SEAT BELTS | SEVERAL MORNINGS IN A ROW MY WIFE SAID SHE EXPERIENCED HAVING TROUBLE PLACING THE SEAT BELT INTO THE... |
| Apr 8, 2017 | SEAT BELTS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTE... |
| Mar 25, 2017 | SEAT BELTS,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGE... |
| Mar 17, 2017 | SEAT BELTS | THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ON MANY OCCASSIONS WOULD NOT LATCH, WAS DIFFICULT TO LATCH, AND/OR BECAM... |
| Jan 2, 2017 | SEAT BELTS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT LATCHES WERE UNABLE TO... |
| Oct 24, 2016 | SEAT BELTS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS DIFFICULT TO LATCH... |
| Aug 14, 2016 | SEAT BELTS | DOOR LATCH BROKE ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR 7/28/16, NOW PASSENGER DOOR LOCK BROKE ON 8/14/16. I PAID $542 ... |
| Aug 1, 2016 | SEAT BELTS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT ... |
| May 1, 2016 | SEAT BELTS | SEAT BELT GETS AND REMAINS WET AFTER RAIN AND DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY OR PROVIDE TENSION FOR PROPE... |