The defect
REAR SEAT BELT SHOULDER RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY MAY NOT LOCK WHEN SUBJECTED TO THE ACCELERATION REQUIRED BY FMVSS NO. 209.
The risk
THIS INCREASES LIKELIHOOD OF INJURY TO SEAT OCCUPANT.VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO. 209.
The remedy
REPLACE REAR SEAT SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY, AS NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cadillac Brougham | 1988 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Brougham | 1988 | 2 | 9 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1987
7 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the seat belts; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 87V192000 18 Dec 1987 | FREIGHTLINER 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 |
| 87V032000 13 Mar 1987 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987