2015 Ford Transit Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 2%of 193 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 126,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the seat belts of the 2015 Ford Transit, 2% of the 193 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 126,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I had rented the Ford Transit from enterprise in nacgdoches tx. On november 12, 2015 a lady hit me and my 8 family member on the way to shelbyville school. We hit on the side but half of the air bags didn't deploy and the driver side door fell off and seat beats wouldn't let half of us release.. I broke my arm ...I have internal bleeding..me and my kid were full of whatever was coming out the air bags it was cutting us in our face ..one of my daughter have to have emergency surgery on her mouth the other one lost 3 teeth due to the air bags it was very horrible. …”
NHTSA complaint #10915684, filed 2016-10, 126,000 miles“Seat belts and rear axle were recalled on this vehicle six months ago, and the dealership claims they can not get parts to fix these. These are major safety issues, and should be attended to in a much more timely fashion than six months. I have consistently called for these can they tell me they cant get parts to fix these.”
NHTSA complaint #10889014, filed 2016-07“The contact owns a 2015 Ford Transit. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V111000 (Seat belts) and would like to be removed from the recall distribution list due to not having rear seats in vehicle. The local dealer and manufacturer were contacted.”
NHTSA complaint #11765940, filed 2026-09Related recalls
- 16V111000Feb 25, 2016Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Transit vehicles manufactured February 13, 2014, to January 13, 2016 and equipped with…Covers: Ford Transit 2015–2016
- 15V402000Jun 24, 2015Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Transit vehicles manufactured March 1, 2015, to April 10, 2015. The affected vehicles may have…Covers: Ford Transit 2015
Related service bulletins
- 10243481Sep 7, 2023Some 2015-2023 Transit vehicles may exhibit front seat safety belts that do not extend or retract properly or may exhibit an abnormal noise. Verify if the vehicle has been…
- 10214830Jun 22, 2022Some 2015-2022 Transit vehicles may exhibit front seat safety belts that do not extend or retract properly or may exhibit an abnormal noise. Verify if the vehicle has been…
- 10202795Oct 28, 2021Some 2015-2021 Transit vehicles may exhibit front seat safety belts that do not extend or retract properly or may exhibit an abnormal noise. Verify if the vehicle has been…
- 10153952Dec 19, 2018Some 2015-2019 Transit vehicles may exhibit front seat safety belts that do not extend or retract properly or may exhibit an abnormal noise. Verify if the vehicle has been…
- 10140314Jan 8, 2018Some 2015-2018 Transit vehicles may exhibit front seat safety belts that do not extend or retract properly or may exhibit an abnormal noise. Verify if the vehicle has been…
- 10138515Jan 8, 2018Some 2015-2018 Transit vehicles may exhibit front seat safety belts that do not extend or retract properly or may exhibit an abnormal noise. Verify if the vehicle has been…
- 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…
- 10058629Aug 1, 2015Ford: activation of the back locking effect may be causing front seat belt to be blocked
- 10058452May 1, 2015Ford: some vehicles front seat belts are making noise and fails to retract or extend properly due to a possible modification of vehicle and bulkhead partition. Model 2015 transit.
Seat belts: other model years
Other parts of the 2015 Ford Transit
78 complaintsEngine
35 complaintsFuel system
32 complaintsOther or unknown
26 complaintsBrakes
19 complaintsElectrical system
19 complaintsBody and structure
10 complaintsEngine cooling
8 complaintsSteering
8 complaintsSuspension
6 complaintsWheels
6 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2015 Ford Transit
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology