The defect
LEFT HANDED DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT ANCHOR PLATE MAY BE UPSIDE DOWN IN LOCK PILLAR SO THAT THE UNTHREADED SLOT OF THE PLATE ALIGNED WITH THE HOLE IN THE LOCK PILLAR. THIS RESULTED IN THE ANCHOR BOLT BEING DRIVEN INTO THE SLOT INSTEAD OF THE THREADED HOLE OF THE ANCHOR PLATE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IN A VEHICLE CRASH, BELT ANCHOR BOLT MAY PULL LOOSE FROM ANCHOR PLATE, THUS FAILING TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS 210, SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES, AND INCREASES LIKELIHOOD OF INJURY TO OCCUPANT.
The remedy
INSTALL A BOLT ANCHOR PLATE REINFORCEMENT AND NEW BOLT, AS NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Regal | 1986 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Regal | 1986 | 12 | 4 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1986 | 23 | 3 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1986
7 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the seat belts; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 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 |
| 86V052000 8 Apr 1986 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 86V022000 7 Feb 1986 | YUGO OF AMERICA,INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986