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 - REAR | ||||||||||||||||
| 96V248001 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED | from 02/01/1996 to 02/28/1996 | V (Vehicle) | 2345 | 01/24/1997 | MFR | ISUZU MANUFACTURING SERVICES OF AMERICA | 12/12/1996 | 12/19/1996 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain vehicles were manufactured with an incorrect rear center seat belt assembly buckle. the misbuild involved fitting a buckle for another market with the correct u.s. specification seat belt. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Such installation results in a rear center seat belt assembly in which the belt tongue cannot be inserted into the buckle and a consquent inability of the system to provide proper occupant restraint during panic braking of the vehicle or an accident. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the rear center seat belt tongue and buckle and incorrect buckle assemblies will be replaced. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification:owner notification will begin january 17, 1997. note:owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact isuzu at 1-800-255-6727. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||