The defect
SEAT BELT MOUNTING BRACKET STRENGTH MAY BE BELOW REQUIREMENT OF FMVSS 209 AND COULD CRACK.
The risk
SEAT BELT MAY NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN OCCUPANT; ALSO,VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 209.
The remedy
REPLACE 3 POINT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MOUNTING BOLT 601-B BRACKETS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner | 1986, 1987 |
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 | 1986 | 0 | 4 |
| Freightliner | 1987 | 1 | 6 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1987
7 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the seat belts; FREIGHTLINER CORP. filed 116 campaigns in all.
| 87V192000 18 Dec 1987 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 87V185000 4 Dec 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V182000 1 Dec 1987 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 87V137000 4 Sept 1987 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 87V102000 10 Jul 1987 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 87V075000 26 May 1987 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987