There are 3 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2019 Ford Transitin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
This fall 2025, my kids started saying they couldn’t get out of this one particular seat. It would get stuck and they had to try to slide out from under the seat belt to get out. Shortly after that it wouldn’t even click anymore or lock into place. So we stopped using the seat. Then about a month ago we had a second seat belt that will not stay latched to keep the top part of the buckle into the bottom part of the buckle. So a second seat we cannot use. We contacted ford and they told us well that sucks you can just buy replacement seat belts. We asked them for a liability agreement if the seat belts malfunctioned they would be help liable and they denied that. We have had the seat belts release while driving. This makes me nervous because I have children and at this point can’t guarantee that they are going to be kept safe by the things that are supposed to keep them safe. Who knows when the next one will fail as the van is only 6 years old. Upon inspection they are both broken.
The contact owns a modified 2019 Ford Transit. The contact stated that the seven rear passenger's side and driver's side seat belts were defective. The contact stated that the seat belt retractors had fractured. Additionally, the contact stated that the seat belt pre-tensioners were stuck in the Hold position and had fractured while the seat belt was buckled, causing his children to be trapped several times. The vehicle was taken to the vehicle modifier several times, and the seat belts were replaced; however, the failure persisted. An unknown Ford dealer was contacted and informed the contact that they could not assist because the vehicle was modified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.
TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER A 2019 FORD TRANSIT. THE CONTACT WHO WAS A TEXAS HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER, STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FASTER THAN THE DRIVER INTENDED AND REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NOT AN INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED BUT WAS NOT TOTALED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MIKE BROWN FORD DEALER (866-510-0950, LOCATED AT 4950 E HIGHWAY 377, GRANBURY, TX 76049) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL UNDER THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND THE CALL WENT TO AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026