{"source":"nhtsa","campaign":"97V174000","as_of":"2026-10-19","investigations":[{"action":"EA95033","kind":"EA","kind_name":"Engineering analysis","opened":"1995-10-31","closed":"1997-10-22","open":false,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","component":"SEAT BELTS","subject":"FAULTY SEAT BELT BUCKLES","summary":"COMPLAINTS ALLEGE AN INABILITY TO LATCH SEAT BELT BUCKLES, AND INADVERTENT UNLATCHING OF THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE.","campaigns":["97V174000"],"match":null,"models":[]}],"note":"An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.","attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/97V174000"}