The defect
ON SOME OF THE INVOLVED SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES, BINDING IN THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM MAY PREVENT THE BELT FROM BEING WITHDRAWN FROM THE RETRACTOR. THIS WOULD RENDER THE SEAT BELT UNUSABLE.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nissan 510 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan 510 | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1982
4 of the 135 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1982 concerned the seat belts; NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 216 campaigns in all.
| 82V089000 21 Sept 1982 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 82V086000 14 Sept 1982 | ZIMMER MOTOR CARS CORP. |
| 82V039000 21 Apr 1982 | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1982