The defect
SEAT BELT MAY LOOSEN WHEN EXTENDED COMPLETELY FROM THE NON-LOCKING RETRACTOR, EVEN THOUGH IT IS BUCKLED AND ADJUSTED SNUGLY. THIS ALLOWS THE FREE END OF THE BELT TO CREEP BACK INTO THE RETRACTOR WITHOUT WARNING. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SEAT BELT MAY NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPAIR OR REPLACE SEAT BELT, AS NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo Volvo Truck | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo Volvo Truck | 1983 | 0 | 4 |
| Volvo Volvo Truck | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| Volvo Volvo Truck | 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| Volvo Volvo Truck | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1986
7 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the seat belts; VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP filed 52 campaigns in all.
| 86V137000 20 Oct 1986 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 86V135000 8 Oct 1986 | VINTAGE REPRODUCTIONS,INC |
| 86V113000 18 Aug 1986 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 86V093000 14 Jul 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V052000 8 Apr 1986 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 86V022000 7 Feb 1986 | YUGO OF AMERICA,INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986