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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 92V094000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 03/01/1990 to 07/01/1991 | V (Vehicle) | 219571 | 07/17/1992 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 07/01/1992 | 07/09/1992 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The shoulder belt guide loop plastic covering may crack and expose the steel sub-plate. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a vehicle crash, the exposed steelsub-plate can cut the safety belt webbing resulting in increased possibilityand/or severity of injury to the affected seat occupant. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Install new shoulder belt guide loops. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: active safety belt.vehicle description: passenger cars; general motors b series. | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | ||||||
| PE92079 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 09/09/1992 | 01/19/1993 | R SEAT BELT WEBBING LENGTH | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 08/17/2000 | 1 | 12/01/1998 | |
| No summary | |||
| 1 | 12/30/1991 | ||
| Left front seat belt housing cover causing the belt not to retract. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 07/30/2000 | 2 | 12/01/1998 | |
| Seat belt retractors failed. 1, right front and 1 left rear within 30 days. spring went out the side of housing making the belt nonretractable. i still have the 2nd one if anyone wants to inspect it. both belts failed in the same manner. *ak | |||
| Driver's side and passenger's side seat belts do not retract into the retractor mechanism, causing the belt to be inoperative. the belts are too loose. consumer has contacted dealer, dealer has yet to replace parts. please provide any further details. *ak | |||
| Driver's shoulder/lap belts inoperative due failure in retractor assembly, belt has fully extended, and won't retract.*ak | |||
| 06/01/1996 | 1 | ||
| Seat belt retractor inoperative.*sd | |||
| 08/19/1995 | 9 | ||
| Driver's seat belt fails to retract. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING | |||
| 10/17/2001 | 2 | ||
| Fold down seat behind driver and passenger hinge cut through shoulder belts on both sides of fold down seat. these belts are at least half cut thru or severel damaged in just the last 2 years. the cut appears within 8 of floor of vehicle. they had been inspected just two years ago. this is safety equipment and should be the responsibiltiy of manufacturer to replace belts or supply plastic guard which would keep belt from being cut or crushed by seat hinge shearing action.*ak | |||
| 03/12/1995 | 1 | ||
| Upon frontal collision, passengers shoulder belt didn't restrain. tt | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 12/28/2002 | 140000 | 8 | |
| The rear passenger seat belt did not retract and the locking mechanism didn't work properly. this problem continued for 8 months. *ak the right rear seat retractor and the lock had broken. *scc *jb | |||
| 02/14/1995 | |||
| Rear seatbelts do not properly retain carseat when driving. please describe details. tt | |||