The defect
SOME VEHICLES HAVE LAP BELTS ONLY, RATHER THAN LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. SEAT BELTS MAY NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION", WHICH REQUIRES THAT A LAP AND SHOULDER TYPE SEAT BELT BE INSTALLED, AS WELL AS A WARNING LIGHT.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL THE REQUIRED SHOULDER AND LAP TYPE SEAT BELT AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Iveco Z100 | 1981, 1982 |
| Iveco Z110 | 1981 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iveco Z100 | 1981 | 0 | 3 |
| Iveco Z100 | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Iveco Z110 | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1983
8 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the seat belts; IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC. filed 11 campaigns in all.
| 83V134000 20 Dec 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 83V111000 26 Oct 1983 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 83V082000 25 Aug 1983 | MARSHALL VANS, INC. |
| 83V052000 10 May 1983 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 83V015000 23 Feb 1983 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 83V013000 17 Feb 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 83V010000 3 Feb 1983 | TRANSPORTATION PROD., INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983