The defect
THE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS WHICH MAY NOT PERFORM ADEQUATELY DURING A COLLISION.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FREE OF CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Regal | 1985 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1985 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Regal | 1985 | 9 | 8 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1985 | 18 | 3 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1984
5 of the 164 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1984 concerned the seat belts; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 84V163000 23 Dec 1984 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 84V145000 20 Nov 1984 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 84V040000 29 Mar 1984 | GRANGER INDUSTRIES |
| 84V030000 20 Mar 1984 | WAYNE CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1984