Just read this in the morning news.Looks like they found a fire risk issue with seatbelt pretensioners.F150 seatbelt fire risk recallKudos to Ford for taking care of the potential problem.If you have a 2015 to 2018 F150, might want to check to see if this applies to you.

Every vehicle I've owned has had recalls and I've owned all from the big 3 plus Toyota, Honda, and Infiniti

At least it should be an easy, non-invasive fix. Not like tearing steering wheels and dashes apart for airbags.

BobsYourUncle wrote:Just read this in the morning news.Looks like they found a fire risk issue with seatbelt pretensioners.F150 seatbelt fire risk recallKudos to Ford for taking care of the potential problem.If you have a 2015 to 2018 F150, might want to check to see if this applies to you.Thank You, I have a "16" F-150 that was built on Dearborne MI

I want to know how a seat belt tensioner can cause a fire!

Pretty simple.... 2012 Super Duty with 155k miles and one emissions recall reflash to date that was performed on my lunch break. I did receive a letter from Ford recently extending the warranty on my def pump to something like 2020.

F150 recall, 2 Million 15-18 trucks, seat belt fire risk

FishOnOne
Nomad
Sep 08, 2018
goducks10 wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:
Me Again wrote:
alexleblanc wrote:
why is this even a thing to discuss? you bring it in for its next service and this gets done at the same time - they found an issue or parts problem and are taking care of it.

Sometimes it just seems you guys want to get people all worked up over here.

Maybe because everytime RAM has a recall Fish makes a big deal out of it. Chris

Maybe because we have to deal with clowns like yourself

You still haven't answered the question as to what you thought about the F150 recall. You sidestepped it like a politician would. The recall has nothing to do with the truck you own.

I don't know how the system works so I'm not qualified to comment.
goducks10
Explorer
Sep 08, 2018
FishOnOne wrote:
Me Again wrote:
alexleblanc wrote:
why is this even a thing to discuss? you bring it in for its next service and this gets done at the same time - they found an issue or parts problem and are taking care of it.

Sometimes it just seems you guys want to get people all worked up over here.

Maybe because everytime RAM has a recall Fish makes a big deal out of it. Chris

Maybe because we have to deal with clowns like yourself

You still haven't answered the question as to what you thought about the F150 recall. You sidestepped it like a politician would. The recall has nothing to do with the truck you own.
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Sep 08, 2018
FishOnOne wrote:
Me Again wrote:
alexleblanc wrote:
why is this even a thing to discuss? you bring it in for its next service and this gets done at the same time - they found an issue or parts problem and are taking care of it.

Sometimes it just seems you guys want to get people all worked up over here.

Maybe because everytime RAM has a recall Fish makes a big deal out of it. Chris

Maybe because we have to deal with clowns like yourself

Does not take long for the name calling to begin. :(
FishOnOne
Nomad
Sep 08, 2018
Me Again wrote:
alexleblanc wrote:
why is this even a thing to discuss? you bring it in for its next service and this gets done at the same time - they found an issue or parts problem and are taking care of it.

Sometimes it just seems you guys want to get people all worked up over here.

Maybe because everytime RAM has a recall Fish makes a big deal out of it. Chris

Maybe because we have to deal with clowns like yourself
Grit_dog
Navigator
Sep 08, 2018
^Thanks for the explanation. Now I have to ask why? To reel up a loose seat belt? Seems every seat belt maintains pretty good tension at rest and locks quickly already.
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Sep 08, 2018
Me Again wrote:
alexleblanc wrote:
why is this even a thing to discuss? you bring it in for its next service and this gets done at the same time - they found an issue or parts problem and are taking care of it.

Sometimes it just seems you guys want to get people all worked up over here.

Maybe because everytime RAM has a recall Fish makes a big deal out of it. Chris

EXACTLY! That is why I asked what "FISH" what he thought about this one.
hondapro
Explorer
Sep 08, 2018
Grit dog wrote:
I want to know how a seat belt tensioner can cause a fire!

The seat belts and even sometimes the buckles have a small charge in them that deploy in a accident,they work like the airbags.

They are to remove the slack in the seat belt during a accident.
Me_Again
Explorer III
Sep 08, 2018
alexleblanc wrote:
why is this even a thing to discuss? you bring it in for its next service and this gets done at the same time - they found an issue or parts problem and are taking care of it.

Sometimes it just seems you guys want to get people all worked up over here.

Maybe because everytime RAM has a recall Fish makes a big deal out of it. Chris
mich800
Explorer
Sep 07, 2018
thomasmnile wrote:
mich800 wrote:

They operate like airbags. They fire a charge when a g force threshold is exceeded to lock the seatbelt.

This is a different mechanism than when you jerk on the shoulder belt and it locks.

When first introduced in the 70's wasn't the pre-collision belt tensioning mechanism purely mechanical, no pyro device? Pendulum device in the retractor or something like that?

Yes and that is still the case. Think of pretentioners as a safety device that activates in a more serious collision. I.E. if the airbags deployed so did the pretensioners most likely.
thomasmnile
Explorer
Sep 07, 2018
mich800 wrote:

They operate like airbags. They fire a charge when a g force threshold is exceeded to lock the seatbelt.

This is a different mechanism than when you jerk on the shoulder belt and it locks.

When first introduced in the 70's wasn't the pre-collision belt tensioning mechanism purely mechanical, no pyro device? Pendulum device in the retractor or something like that?