The U.S. auto safety regulator has opened two new probes into potential defects related to Ford vehicles.
ODI said it had received three complaints about the retractors in model year 2019-2020 Ford Expeditions.
"The complaints allege hearing a loud sound immediately followed by the seat belt rapidly tightening," the release states.
ODI says Ford already issued a recall related to this issue, but that the Expeditions, as well as potential issues affecting model year 2018-2019 Lincoln Navigator vehicles, were not included in it.
A spokesman for Ford said in an email the company was working with NHTSA to support its investigations.
Persons:
Ford, America's, Jim Farley
Organizations:
U.S, Ford, Traffic Safety Administration, Ford Broncos, Ford Mavericks, Ford Expeditions, Lincoln, NHTSA