2014 Ford Explorer Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 28about this part
- Share
- 2%of 1,684 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 70,000miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 28 complaints about the seat belts of the 2014 Ford Explorer, 2% of the 1,684 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 70,000 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Bought used, when I got it with only 54000 miles, one seat belt would go into the receiver but not clip in or stay in. A week after I bought it the seat belt on the other bucket seat all of a sudden jammed and the seat belt will not go in at all... Could have been very dangerous if they had failed while driving.”
NHTSA complaint #11047969, filed 2017-11, 54,000 miles“We have a 2014 Ford Explorer sport and the seatbelt is in a retracted position and is stuck. We had it into Ford and they were able to get it temporarily unstuck but it is stuck again. They priced the part and labor and it will be $415 to replace. We are over their safety warranty for mileage. They instructed us to reach out to you to help with escalating the situation to Ford. We cannot use that safety belt at all in its current condition. We have always had a carseat with latches in that position so since we have owned it the seatbelt has been used minimally. …”
NHTSA complaint #11398565, filed 2021-03, 80,000 miles“Driver side seat belt buckle would not engage / lock. This became a problem every once in a while and then steadily got worse to the point the buckle would not engage / lock all together. Ford replaced under extended warranty (billed extended warranty coverage company for part and labor) - I believe this part should have been covered by Ford directly since it has to do with driver safety. Asked about this part being an issue on other fords and was told it wasn't a known issue. I've owned dozens of cars and have never experienced this problem.”
NHTSA complaint #11220427, filed 2019-06, 66,500 miles“Takatat recall?? I got in my car 1 morning to go to work and I couldn't get the male part of drivers seatbelt into the female part of seatbelt. My divers airbag seatbelt light has been on for 2 months. I cannot buckle drivers seatbelt into the female part of the seatbelt so when I am by myself I buckle driver seatbelt into passenger seatbelt. I called marshall Ford in o'fallon missouri they told my I needed to pay $150.00 for them to put my car on the machine for them to figure out what sensor is bad. I cannot afford to pay $150.00 much less pay for the repairs. …”
NHTSA complaint #11219726, filed 2019-06, 100,000 miles“We were driving down a rural road beginning to slow down, when the car did not slow down, it.went at fullspeed while hitting the brakes. Then hitting a tree head on, causing a fatality. I did not.want the car destroyed, because I wanted a full investigation performed on the cause and the tps . I only received a blackbox info with limited info showing vehicle speed at crash. The only thing slowing vehicle was a ditch and the tree. Also driver side belt came unattatched as well as middle passenger. Only driver air bag and one.passenger airbag deployed.”
NHTSA complaint #10970688, filed 2017-04, 45,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10214127Jun 10, 2022Certain 2014-2016 Model Year Explorer Vehicles 2nd Row Inflatable Seat Belt - In all of the affected vehicles, the air bag light may illuminate as a result of a worn or damaged…
- 10207905Feb 8, 2022Customer Satisfaction Program 21B11 - Supplement #1 - Certain 2014 - 2016 Model Year Explorer Vehicles 2nd Row Inflatable Seat Belt
- 10109079Sep 30, 2016Some vehicles may have a concern where the safety belt retractor webbing does not extract from the stowed position or exhibits excessive pressure on the occupant during use. This…
Seat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 2% |
| 2025 | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 5% |
| 2023 | 5 | 4% |
| 2022 | 5 | 2% |
| 2021 | 3 | 1% |
| 2020 | 18 | 1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0% |
| 2018 | 8 | 1% |
| 2017 | 23 | 1% |
| 2016 | 40 | 2% |
| 2015 | 38 | 2% |
| 2014 | 28 | 2% |
| 2013 | 20 | 1% |
| 2012 | 14 | 2% |
| 2011 | 14 | 1% |
| 2010 | 1 | 1% |
| 2009 | 2 | 6% |
| 2008 | 4 | 3% |
| 2007 | 1 | 0% |
| 2006 | 6 | 1% |
| 2005 | 2 | 0% |
| 2004 | 7 | 1% |
| 2003 | 17 | 2% |
| 2002 | 34 | 1% |
| 2001 | 11 | 3% |
| 2000 | 16 | 2% |
| 1999 | 21 | 2% |
| 1998 | 38 | 2% |
| 1997 | 54 | 3% |
| 1996 | 78 | 5% |
| 1995 | 59 | 7% |
| 1994 | 13 | 1% |
| 1993 | 13 | 1% |
| 1992 | 24 | 4% |
| 1991 | 26 | 4% |
Other parts of the 2014 Ford Explorer
500 complaintsOther or unknown
343 complaintsBody and structure
276 complaintsEngine
198 complaintsSuspension
103 complaintsElectrical system
100 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
80 complaintsFuel system
72 complaintsEngine cooling
67 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
53 complaintsAir bags
47 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
29 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2014 Ford Explorer
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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