The defect
THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS, THE CENTER COMMON SEAT BELT MOUNT AND THE REAR INBOARD SEAT BELT ANCHORS WERE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IMPROPERLY INSTALLED SEAT BELT ANCHORS AND ATTACHMENTS COULD RESULT IN PASSENGERS NOT BEING PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS IN VIOLATION OF FMVSS NO. 210.
The remedy
PERFORM REPAIRS TO CORRECT INSTALLATION OF SEAT BELTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Yugo GV | 1986 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yugo GV | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1986
7 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the seat belts; YUGO OF AMERICA,INC. filed 2 campaigns in all.
| 86V137000 20 Oct 1986 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 86V135000 8 Oct 1986 | VINTAGE REPRODUCTIONS,INC |
| 86V113000 18 Aug 1986 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 86V104000 5 Aug 1986 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 86V093000 14 Jul 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V052000 8 Apr 1986 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986