Seatbelt Overheat Recall for 2013 FFH

[smr2112]

Has anybody gotten fixed the recall for seatbelt tentioner wiring overheating?

Have you gotten a letter from Ford? -- I have not gotten a letter or a fix.

 

I am told as of this post, there is no fix for it - maybe June/July from Ford - wait

for the letter.

 

I was interested in trading in my car and I would take a major hit for it

because a dealership cannot legally or ethically sell a car with an

open safety recall that has no know fix.

 

This would cost me $1500-$2000 in trade in value as they'd have

to sell the car at auction. This is nuts and unfair, but wanted to ask

here before I bug the dealer. Car is clean as a whistle, low miles,

fully loaded, perfect condition - just want something different.

 

Working from home, want something smaller.

 

 

[FernMTL]

Got the letter 2 weeks ago; no solution available yet ;(. Don't think anybody had it fixed.

Edited March 28, 2017 by FernMTL

[smr2112]

I called 2 dealerships to confirm and indeed there is no fix for this yet. Best guess is Q2 of this year.

They are waiting on Ford to release parts and all we can do is wait. It does require parts, but I was

originally told (or somehow heard) that they would spray foam insulation into the wires to insulated

them. Not sure if this is part of the fix still.

 

Kind of sucks, but as much as I love the car, the recalls and constant quirks really got to me. Now

I am trading in for a non-Ford (2017 Subaru Impreza) as I want a smaller car. But take a major hit

in trade-in value because of the open recall. If there was a fix for it, it would be entirely different

problem and I could get the fair market value. Car has very low miles, new tires and is in perfect

shaped as the trade-in dealer said they'd sell it themselves if they could and I'd get $1500 more.

 

I am told that 1/4 of all cars on the road have some open safety recall. And even the Subaru dealer

who was totally straight was told by a wholesaler he called that anything that they buy now (alot of cars anyway)

have recalls. They just unload them at auctions or through less scrupulous mechanisms. Not sure if

this is a state law in PA or NJ for dealers, but seems like it. I know they can't sell a new car with an open recall.

[Frank F]

Is this an NHTSA recall? What happens; car fires? Or loss of seat belt tension in an accident?

[murphy]

Is this an NHTSA recall? What happens; car fires? Or loss of seat belt tension in an accident?

Yes it is an NHTSA recall.

It should be listed in your owner.ford.com account.

 

I received the recall letter in January.

 

It says to wait until a notification arrives when parts are available.

 

The issue:

 

"On your vehicle, the driver and passenger front seatbelt pretensioner cables

may separate during a deployment and may not adequately restrain the

occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury."

[jbomb]

Hi everyone, just checking in to see if anyone out there has heard anything new about the repair for this recall. Cheers

[murphy]

I got the letter announcing the recall but nothing since then.

[jbomb]

I received a letter this week with information saying that I can contact the dealer and they now have the parts to fix the seat seat belt pretensioner. Keep on the lookout in your mailbox!

[Multitask]

I got the first letter about 6 months ago letting me know that I should get another letter , then got the official one about a month ago.

 

Took it in, they took about 45 minutes with it and it's all done. All they are doing it putting a lubricant on some part of the spring.