The defect
SEAT TETHER BELTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED DURING ASSEMBLY.
The risk
DURING AN IMPACT, DRIVER AND/OR RIDER CAN MOVE FORWARDAND POSSIBLY STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD, EVEN WHEN WEARING A SEAT BELT.
The remedy
ADJUST SEAT TETHER BELT IF NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mack MH | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mack MH | 1982 | 0 | 7 |
| Mack MH | 1983 | 0 | 8 |
| Mack MH | 1984 | 0 | 9 |
| Mack MH | 1985 | 0 | 5 |
| Mack MH | 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| Mack MH | 1987 | 0 | 6 |
| Mack MH | 1988 | 0 | 4 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1988
20 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the seat belts; MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 88V196000 27 Dec 1988 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| 88V191000 13 Dec 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V186000 1 Dec 1988 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA |
| 88V181000 18 Nov 1988 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 88V176000 8 Nov 1988 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 88V163000 18 Oct 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V150000 13 Sept 1988 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 88V142000 29 Aug 1988 | CAMP INDUSTRIES |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988