Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| SEAT BELTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 90V054000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 03/01/1988 to 03/01/1990 | V (Vehicle) | 673000 | 07/23/1990 | OVSC | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 03/14/1990 | 07/19/1990 | 571 | 210 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Front shoulder belt guide loop attachment fastener may pull through door mounted anchor plate. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Seat belt may not sustain loads required by fmvss 210, and in a vehicle accident, the seat belt may not properly restrain a passenger, resulting in increased risk of greater injury to an occupant. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Replace front shoulder belt guide loop attachment nuts and install new guide cover. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: seat belt anchorage; fmvss 210.vehicle description: passenger cars. | |||||||||||||||
| 91V005000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 02/01/1989 to 08/01/1990 | V (Vehicle) | 412792 | 02/22/1991 | ODI | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 10/02/1991 | 02/19/1991 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Front shoulder safety belt webbing may separate at front belt upper guide loops on either side of the front seat. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Webbing separation could occur without prior warning andincrease the risk of injury to belted front outboard occupants in a high energycrash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Install a controlled rotation bracket on driver and passenger side front seat belt guide loops. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: front shoulder safety belt.vehicle description: passenger cars. | |||||||||||||||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING | ||||||||||||||||
| 90V112000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 08/01/1989 to 11/01/1989 | V (Vehicle) | 51834 | 07/03/1990 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 06/06/1990 | 06/18/1990 | 571 | 208 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Owners manuals did not fully explain how front shoulder belt comfort feature works. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Cars would not comply with fmvss 208, and incorrect use of safety restraints could lead to personal injury to occupants if an accidentshould occur. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Insert sticker that provides missing information in owners manuals. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: safety belts; fmvss 208.vehicle description: passenger cars. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| Door was forced opened by the force, door latch pulled striker from door pillar and door open leaving the seat belt useless , as a safety restraint, and passanger was ejected and killed. the door mounted design is totally useless on door opening, seatbelts should stay on pelvis, in all accident conditions, g.m installed this design in thousands of vehicles, they should not have been able to put these type of restaint in their vehicles, anybody with any kind of brains should have seen that, their engineers are stupid or they don't care. this type of seat belt restraint system killed my daughter, and there will be many people dying because of this, g.m. should not have been allowed put this type of restraint in there door. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 11/06/1995 | 6 | ||
| Seat belt retractor failed. *sd | |||
| 05/01/1995 | |||
| The front passenger seatbelt no longer retracts. please describe. tt | |||