The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES", IN THAT THE DOOR FRAME-TO-BODY CENTER PILLAR INTERLOCK ON THE FRONT SEAT BELTS OF THESE VEHICLES MAY BE MISALIGNED.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, ALIGN THE SEAT BELT INTERLOCK ASSEMBLIES PROPERLY AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cadillac Seville | 1981 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Seville | 1981 | 1 | 2 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1981
8 of the 157 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1981 concerned the seat belts; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 81V147000 8 Dec 1981 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 81V085000 8 Jul 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 81V071000 10 Jun 1981 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
| 81V070000 8 Jun 1981 | VAN-CON, INCORPORATED |
| 81V060000 19 May 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 81V031000 16 Mar 1981 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 81V016000 4 Jan 1981 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1981