seat belt
noun
: an arrangement of straps designed to hold a person steady in a seat (as in an airplane or automobile)
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Ford, in its recall report, said car owners will be notified by mail with instructions to take their vehicle to a Ford or Lincoln dealer to have the front seat belt retractors inspected and to replace retractors that fall within the suspect production date range.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Commercial buses, for example, have only been required to have seat belts since 2016.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
Ford and Lincoln dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace the seat belt retractors at no cost.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Ford is recalling almost 420,000 vehicles because of a seat belt issue that may result in an injury if a crash occurs.
—Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Commercial buses, for example, have only been required to have seat belts since 2016.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
Ford and Lincoln dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace the seat belt retractors at no cost.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Ford is recalling almost 420,000 vehicles because of a seat belt issue that may result in an injury if a crash occurs.
—Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for seat belt
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“Seat belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seat%20belt. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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