The defect
REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS MAY ALLOW TWISTED WEBBING TO ENTER THE RETRACTOR HOUSING AND JAM THE RETRACTOR. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: A JAMMED RETRACTOR WOULD INTERFERE WITH WEBBING RETRACTION AND WITHDRAWAL. THIS WILL DISCOURAGE SEAT BELT USAGE.
The remedy
A CLIP WILL BE INSERTED INTO THE RETRACTOR HOUSING WEBBING TO PREVENT JAMMING.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Escort | 1982, 1983 |
| Mercury Lynx | 1982, 1983 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Escort | 1982 | 4 | 5 |
| Ford Escort | 1983 | 7 | 5 |
| Mercury Lynx | 1982 | 3 | 5 |
| Mercury Lynx | 1983 | 4 | 4 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1985
7 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the seat belts; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 85V169000 20 Dec 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V105000 26 Aug 1985 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 85V059000 7 May 1985 | JAGUAR CARS |
| 85V043000 12 Apr 1985 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 85V035000 1 Apr 1985 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 85V031000 25 Mar 1985 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985