The issue
On certain vehicles, the front seat shoulder belt webbing may not retract into the retractor. This condition may be caused when the plastic spring cover becomes dislodged allowing the unwinding of the retractor spring. In the event of a vehicle crash in which belt restraint is required, failure of a front seat belt would increase the likelihood of injury to the wearer of the seat belt.
Description (français)
Le baudrier de la ceinture de sécurité du siège avant de ces véhicules peut ne pas s'enrouler sur le rétracteur. Ce- défaut survient lorsque le couvercle en plastique du ressort d'enroulement sort de sa place, ce qui permet à ce dernier de se dérouler. Dans ces conditions et en cas d'accident, les risques de blessures sont augmentés pour la personne assise à l'avant et portant la ceinture.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Camaro | 1983, 1984, 1985 |
| Pontiac Firebird | 1983, 1984, 1985 |
| Pontiac Trans AM | 1983, 1984, 1985 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Camaro | 1983 | 16 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 1984 | 39 | 5 |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 1985 | 46 | 3 |
| Pontiac Firebird | 1983 | 4 | 2 |
| Pontiac Firebird | 1984 | 11 | 6 |
| Pontiac Firebird | 1985 | 16 | 4 |
| Pontiac Trans AM | 1984 | 5 | 0 |