The defect
FASTENERS USED TO ASSEMBLE THE D RING ANCHORAGE FOR THE SHOULDER HARNESS MAY NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO MEET SPECIFIED LOAD REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 210.
The risk
TRUCKS DO NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 210.
The remedy
REPLACE MONOBOLT FASTENERS WITH HIGH CLAMP 1/4 IN BLIND RIVETS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner | 1986, 1987 |
Components: SEAT BELTS
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. |
| 87V075000 26 May 1987 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 87V032000 13 Mar 1987 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987