The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH REAR SEAT SHOULDER BELTS THAT COULD TWIST, ALLOWING THE WEBBING TO BE JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR. WHEN THE SHOULDER BELT WEBBING BECOMES JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR, THE SEAT BELT BECOMES UNUSABLE.
The risk
THIS COULD PREVENT A PERSON FROM USING THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM, AND A RISK OF INJURY TO AN UNBELTED PERSON IN A CRASH WOULD BE INCREASED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE ANY TWISTS FROM THE REAR SHOULDER BELT(S) AND INSTALL CLIPS TO THE BELT WEB GUIDE TO PREVENT TWISTING.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Oldsmobile Intrigue | 1998, 1999 |
Components: SEAT BELTS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldsmobile Intrigue | 1998 | 510 | 6 |
| Oldsmobile Intrigue | 1999 | 256 | 6 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2000
40 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the seat belts; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 00V273009 28 Dec 2000 | HOME & PARK MOTORHOMES |
| 00V392000 21 Nov 2000 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 00V364000 13 Nov 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 01V097007 13 Nov 2000 | MONACO COACH CORP. |
| 00V368000 9 Nov 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V348000 30 Oct 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V352000 30 Oct 2000 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| 00V347000 30 Oct 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000