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Owner complaints · Seat Belts · every model year

Ford Expedition seat belt problems, 2016–2027

143 of the 2,406 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Ford Expedition 2016–2027 name the seat belts (NHTSA’s “Seat Belts” heading — as ODI groups the complaints it receives). The loudest years: 2019 (104), 2020 (39). Filed under the same heading across these years: 5 recall campaigns, 2 NHTSA investigations. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate, none a repair cost, and none a verdict on one car.

143 complaints, 12 model years 6% of everything filed about the Expedition typically at 80k miles

Ford Expedition seat belt problems by model year

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

One row per model year on file, newest first. A year marked in depth has its own page: the complaints, the owners’ words and every document under this heading for that year.

Model yearComplaints naming the seat beltsShare of the year’sTypically atOn file under the heading
20270———the year →
20260———the year →
20250———the year →
20240———the year →
20230———the year →
20220——1 recallthe year →
20210——1 recallthe year →
2020399%66k5 recalls · 1 investigationthe year →
2019 in depth10421%78k3 recalls · 2 investigationsthe record →
20180——3 recalls · 1 investigationthe year →
20170———the year →
20160———the year →

Two things the counts carry that are not the car: how many of each year were sold, and how long each has been on the road — an older year out-counts a newer one before anything is wrong with it. The share column is the honest comparison across years: what part of that year’s complaints named the seat belts. Nothing here is a rate.

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When the seat belt complaints were filed, and at what mileage

Source: NHTSA complaint database
143complaints name the seat belts, all years

Filed per calendar year, every model year together: 2022: 2 · 2023: 17 · 2024: 33 · 2025: 23 · 2026: 68

80kmiles, typically

Across the model years, half of the 68 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the seat belt problem between 61,000 and 96,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.

In owners’ own words

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the seat belts, from the model years with the most to say. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the air bag warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed and determined that the passenger’s side seat belt pretensioner was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired.
Seat Belts at 97,000 miles Oct 26, 2023 NHTSA owner report
The contact owns a 2019 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 75-80MPH, she heard a loud popping sound and noticed that the front driver's side seat belt had exploded. The contact stated that the front driver’s side seat belt failed to retract. The air bag warning light illuminated.
Seat Belts at 72,000 miles Oct 17, 2023 NHTSA owner report
Safety recall issued but no parts and no date set. Go on record as stating the safety recall was issued, dealer contacted but no repair available and no estimated date
Seat Belts Apr 23, 2025 NHTSA owner report
use this car for business as part of my income. Ford has issued an Advance Recall Notice. In March 2025. I have not been able earn money because of the recall notice. Manufacturer recall number: 25S31 NHTSA Recall number: pending From legal advice, the Advance Recall Notice is for the dealers and is not an Official Recall Notice.
Seat Belts Apr 3, 2025 NHTSA owner report

What is on file about the seat belts, across the years

Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

Recall campaigns filed under this heading, any model year

NHTSA investigations

Other systems with a record on the Ford Expedition

Source: the same files

Every system, every model year: Ford Expedition problems by year →

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Every 2027 model on file, by price Compare two vehicles, trim vs trim See what a VIN was priced at See what owners reported

Common questions

Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communications

Which Ford Expedition years have the most seat belt complaints?

2019, 104; 2020, 39. Raw counts, and an older year has had longer to collect them; by share of each year's own complaints the loudest is the 2019 (21%).

Is there a recall for the seat belts on the Ford Expedition?

Yes — 5 campaigns are filed under this heading across these model years: 26V344000 (2022), 25V197000 (2020), 24V099000 (2020), 20V574000 (2020). A recall is matched by VIN, and applies to specific years; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

When do seat belt problems show up on the Ford Expedition?

Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 80,240 miles across the model years; half of them between 61,000 and 96,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.

What does NHTSA's "Seat Belts" heading cover?

The area of the vehicle ODI files the complaint under. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.