There are 21 stored owner reports matching the air bags & restraints leading-label group for the 1992 Ford Explorer in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH (FEMALE PIECE) DISENGAGED WHILE DRIVING. LATCH WILL NO LONGER STAY ENGAGED WITH THE MALE PART OF THE SEAT BELT IN A RELIABLE MANNER. *TR
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT SOCKET NO LONGER LATCHES. FORD DEALER ADVISES REPLACEMENT IS DISCONTINUED. AFTER MARKET ALTERNATIVES NOT AVAILABLE. WITH "CLICKET OR TICKET" PROGRAMS IN PLACE VEHICLE BECOMES INOPERATIVE. *TR
1992 FORD EXPLORER SEAT BELTS DO NOT STAY LATCHED OR COMES UNCONNECTED. DEFECTIVE LIKE THE 1991 EXPLORERS THAT HAVE A RECALL. EMAILED FORD AND REFUSE TO GIVE ANY HELP. *NM
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS FALSE LOCKING AND OCCASIONALLY DOES NOT LOCK AT ALL.
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT HOLD IN LATCH. *AK
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES DID NOT LOCK. *JB
DRIVER SEATBELT BUCKLE WILL NO LONGER BUCKLE UP.*AK
PASSENGER SEAT SEAT BELT STICKS AFTER BEING LATCHED, AND DRIVER'S SEAT DOESN'T LATCH.*AK
DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR WILLNOT RETRACT AND HOLD AT ALL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT BUCKLE. SPRING INSIDE THE FEMALE PART IS BROKEN.E DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PART TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IS ON BACK ORDER UNTIL FEBRUARY 1, 1999. PART # F2TZ7861203D. WITHIN 4 DAYS AFTER REPORTING THIS PROBLEM TO FORD/NHTSA THE PART WAS SPECIAL DELIVERED AND INSTALLED. *AK
DRIVER UNABLE TO LOCK SEAT BELT DUE TO LATCHING MECHANISM FAILURE. YH
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LATCH PROPERLY; INTERMITTENTLY IT WOULD UNLATCH ITSELF OR WOULD NOT LATCH AT ALL. ALSO BOTH REAR DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE; NOTHING WRONG WITH THE HANDLES, DOOR WOULD NOT UNLATCH FROM THE INSIDE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER REPAIRS WOULD ONLY BE MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST. NEEDS HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
DRIVER SEAT LAP/SHOULDER BELT BROKE WHILE DRIVING. *AK
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILS TO RETRACT, CAUSING BELTS TO HANG LOOSELY/GET CAUGHT IN DOORS. *AW
2 REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT BUCKLE AND UNBUCKLE. TT
SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS. TT
FAILURE ON THE REAR SEAT BELT, SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH BELT WILL NOT COME OUT THE BUCKLE. *AK
ON NOV. 27 THE CONSUMER HAD TO HIT BRAKES HARD AND THE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE OPENED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
EXPERIENCED MALFUNCTIONING OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELTS, WHEN STOPS SHORT AND WON'T FULLY EXTEND ENOUGH TO GO AROUND AND BUCKLE. *AK
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Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.