The issue
ON TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 3-POINT SEAT BELTS AND BOSTROM SMARTSEATS, ABRADING OF THE SEAT BELT WEBBING MAY OCCUR AT THE D-RING WHEN THE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT WORN. THIS ABRADING IS DUE TO THE UNDER DAMPED RIDE OF THE BOSTROM SMARTSEATS AND A TENDENCY FOR THE WEBBING TO BUNCH-UP AT THE D-RING IF THE D-RING DOES NOT SWIVEL FREELY. ABRADING OF THE SEAT BELT WEBBING CAN REDUCE ITS STRENGTH AND IN A COLLISION SITUATION INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY. CORRECTION: A STIFFER BOSTROM SMARTSEAT SHOCK ABSORBER AND DIFFERENT D-RING FASTENERS ARE BEING EVALUATED. THE SEAT BELT WEBBING WILL BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED WHERE NECESSARY.
Description (français)
Sur les camions équipés de ceintures de sécurité à trois points d'attache et de sièges Bostrom Smartseats, l'usure par frottement du tissu de la ceinture près de l'étrier peut se produire lorsque les ceintures ne sont pas bouclées. Cette usure est due à l'amortissement trop faible du siège Bostrom et à la tendance du tissu à s'entasser près de l'étrier si celui-ci ne pivote pas librement. L'usure de la ceinture de sécurité peut réduire sa résistance et, lors d'un accident, augmenter les risques de blessure.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Conventional | 1987, 1988 |
| Freightliner HCOE | 1987, 1988 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freightliner Conventional | 1987 | 0 | 4 |
| Freightliner Conventional | 1988 | 0 | 2 |