The defect
SEAT BELTS CAN LOOSEN AS THE TRUCK IS DRIVEN. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: DRIVER AND PASSENGER WOULD NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.
The remedy
REPLACE THE NON LOCKING RETRACTOR SEAT BELTS WITH AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR SEAT BELTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Conventional | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freightliner Conventional | 1983 | 0 | 4 |
| Freightliner Conventional | 1984 | 1 | 4 |
| Freightliner Conventional | 1985 | 0 | 7 |
| Freightliner Conventional | 1986 | 1 | 6 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1986
7 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the seat belts; FREIGHTLINER CORP. filed 116 campaigns in all.
| 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. |
| 86V022000 7 Feb 1986 | YUGO OF AMERICA,INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986