2001 Ford F-250 Air Bags & Restraints Problems

Was T-Boned in the passenger side of the truck which changed my direction of travel resulting in hitting a tree head on. Neither frontal air bags deployed. The frontal impact was hard enough to push the tree 18 to 20 inches into the engine compartment bending the frame where the front bumper was attached. The accident resulted in a fatality. I'm just confused why neither air bag deployed. I have had this truck since it was new so I know it's history. There was not any warnings lights on, No air bag warning lights, No modifications were ever done to the truck. All stock. There was never any indication that the air bags were not operating normal. So Why did they malfunction?

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL DISENGAGE WITH OUT TOUCHING THE RELEASE BUTTON. I HAVE TRIED USING HIGH PRESSURE AIR THINKING IT WOULD DISLODGE SOMETHING. EVEN TRIED A LITTLE WD-40 TO NO AVAIL. REALLY FRUSTRATING TO HEAR ITS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. DEALERSHIPS SURE DON'T ACT LIKE THEY WANT TO FIX IT. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS UNLATCHED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME DETACHED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN THROUGH A RECALL AND THERE WAS NO DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300,000....UPDATED 01/07/16 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SEAT BELT WOULD INDEPENDENTLY UNLATCH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE SEAT BELTS. THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO BE INSPECTED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V227001 (SEAT BELTS) BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHES AT RANDOM. I'VE SEEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THIS WEBSITE, SO I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW YEARS AND I DON'T KNOW THE DATE OR MILEAGE WHEN IT STARTED HAPPENING. THE DEALER JUST TRIED TO SELL ME A NEW LATCH FOR AROUND A HUNDRED BUCKS. SEAT BELT LATCHES DON'T JUST WEAR OUT THAT EASY, MY '73 MUSTANG HAS LATCHES THAT STILL WORK. *TR

SEAT BELT ON DRIVER SIDE DISCONNECTS RANDOMLY. IT HAS GONE OVER 200 MILES WITHOUT DISCONNECTING, BUT RARELY FURTHER THAN THAT. FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD FIND NO PROBLEM AND SO DID NOT FIX ANYTHING. IT DISCONNECTED ABOUT 10 MILES AFTER I LEFT THE DEALER. I PUSH IN THE LEFT SIDE MALE PART AND IT CLICKS. I USUALLY JIGGLE IT AND GIVE IT A TUG, BUT THAT HAS HAD NO EFFECT ON WHEN OR WHERE IT DISCONNECTS. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2001, BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT IF THE PART WAS REPAIRED/REPLACED AT THAT TIME. I'VE USED THE SAME FORD SERVICE LOCATION SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT CAUSING A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE OTHER DRIVER WAS INJURED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LATCH SECURELY. THIS STARTED TWO YEARS AGO, AND THE SEAT BELT UNLATCHES AT TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SEAT BELT. *AK UPDATED 2/7/2006 - *NM

01 V 227 001/TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLES: THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD COME UNDONE WHILE DRIVING. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM MAY NOT PROVIDE OCCUPANT PROTECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED AGAIN. *JB *SC

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEAT BELT LATCH KEEPS COMING UNDONE. CONSUMER LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS RECALL 01V227001. WHEN CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD SHE WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL. DUE TO VIN. THE BUCKLE STARTED COMING UNDONE ONLY ON BUMPY ROADS. BUT LAST WEEK IT CAME UNDONE TWICE ON A CITY STREET. SHE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE SHE HAD NOT LATCHED IT PROPERLY, BUT ONCE IT STARTED ON THE CITY STREETS, LATCHING WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ONCE A YEAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

ON MONDAY MAY 12 I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE MY AIR BAD DID NOT ACTIVATE. I WAS DRIVING A 2001 FORD F250, GOING AROUND 40-45 MILES PER HOUR. I RAN INTO THE BACK OF A PERSON THAT WAS SITTING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. I NEVER HIT MY BRAKES SO I HIT HER STRAIGHT IN THE REAR. WHY TYPE OF IMPACT DOES IT TAKE FOR THE SENSOR TO GO OFF FOR AIR BAGS? *NLM

FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED. *AK THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD RELEASE ITSELF. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY INDICATED THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CONSUMER DECIDED TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL A NEW PART AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS GONE. THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE PART WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT HER TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NM

FRONT CRASH AT 50 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED NECK INJURY, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS 8000 DOLLARS. *AK THERE IS A RECALL, 01V082, HOWEVER FORD INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *SLC

AIR BAGS FAILED TO INFLATE IN A HEAD ON COLLISION.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THIS CRASH. DEALERSHIP HAS VEHICLE. NO DETERMINATION AS TO CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD AND LEG INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

DRIVER'S FRONT SEATBELT CAME UNDON AT HIGH SPEED BREAKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND THROWING DRIVER INTO DASHBOARD. SEAT BELT SEEMS TO HAVE LOCKED, BUT KEEPS POPING OUT ON DIPS AND ROCKING OF TRUCK.*AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS POPPING OUT, EACH TIME IT IS BEING USED WHERE MALE PART COULD LATCH IN, THEN WILL POP OUT. DEALER WILL REPLACE PART.*AK

THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE.*JB