Ford F-150 Seat Belts Under Investigation <br />for Starting Fires The investigation covers about two million F-150 trucks, manufactured between 2015 to 2018. Five complaints being investigated claim the seat belt pretensioners, made by ZF-TRW or Takata, caused a fire when they were activated. Seat belt pretensioners are <br />what allow the seat belt to <br />gradually restrain passengers. Of the five trucks that caught fire, three were destroyed. Luckily, no injuries were reported. One of the complaints describes a fire that started in the F-150 where the seat belts are located, about ten minutes after the owner ran into a deer. F-150 owner, via 'USA Today' The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is conducting the investigation and will determine if a recall is necessary.
