2015 Ford Fusion · symptom sheet
Seat belt or seat problems
- 28owner reports
- 48,000median miles
- 2involved a crash
Newest report Jul 30, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
28 of the 992 complaints on this car describe seat belt.
Tick what matches of 28 reports
Seat belt on other Fusion years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
What this problem usually is
This group covers the belt and the seat it's bolted to: buckles that won't latch or won't let go, belts that lock up and won't pull out, and seats that shift or rock in their tracks. It's a wide bucket, with over 9,000 complaints across the vehicles on this site, and a quarter of them mention a recall.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the buckle (5 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the seat belts cover the 2015 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
In the event of a crash, heat from the deployment of a seat belt pretensioner may cause a front seat belt anchor cable to fail.
In the event of a crash, heat from the deployment of a seat belt pretensioner may cause a front seat belt anchor cable to fail.
All 13 recalls on the 2015 Ford Fusion, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 32,000 and 80,000 miles, from the 17 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 2 service bulletins or notices for the 2015 Ford Fusion that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Some 2013-2018 C-Max, 2013-2020 Fusion/MKZ, 2013-2021 Escape, 2015-2018 Focus, 2015-2019 MKC, 2015-2021 Edge/F150/Mustang, 2016-2018 MKX, 2016-2019 Explorer, 2017-2021 F-Super Duty, 2018-2021 EcoSport/Expedition, 2019-2021 Ranger/Nautilus, 2021 Bronco ...
Some vehicles may have a concern where the safety belt retractor webbing does not extract from the stowed position or exhibits excessive pressure on the occupant during use.
What owners wrote
“Front passenger door stopped closing on the 10th of July without any warning so I am forced into driving with a partially closed door tied with rope and I see that multiple people have filed a complaint about the same problem.”
Filed Jul 30, 2025
“When it gets warm outside, the seatbelt on the driver's side freezes in the resting position, so I cannot buckle up before I drive. It takes a while before I can use the buckle. This means I either drive unsafely to a meeting or wait for the inside of the car to cool down enough to buckle up to drive. I have let Ford know (case number: CXH-02550071-N4S4M4).”
Filed Aug 29, 2024
“The right rear passenger seat belt to my 2015 Ford Fusion stopped functioning several months ago. The strap that goes over the passenger's shoulder is stuck for reasons I am able to determine.”
Filed Sep 14, 2023
“After starting the car and turning on the seat heater Smoke started coming up from under the passenger seat smelling like it was burning.”
Filed Dec 5, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 2 of 28 reports involved a crash and 3 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Check engine light or misfire 190 reports
- Engine overheats or leaks coolant 184 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 125 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 124 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 92 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 76 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 69 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 39 reports
- Rolls away in Park or will not shift out of Park 27 reports
- Wheel bearing, tires or wheels 26 reports