The defect
THE SEAT CUSHION MAY INTERFERE WITH THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MECHANISM KEEPING IT FROM LOCKING.
The risk
SEAT BELT WOULD BE INEFFECTIVE AND WOULD NOT RESTRAINOCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL A SPACER BEHIND THE BELT ASSEMBLY MOUNT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Autocar | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| White GMC | 1988 |
| White Truck | 1983, 1984, 1985, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autocar | 1983 | 0 | 4 |
| Autocar | 1984 | 0 | 4 |
| Autocar | 1985 | 0 | 5 |
| Autocar | 1986 | 1 | 4 |
| Autocar | 1987 | 1 | 3 |
| White GMC | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| White Truck | 1983 | 0 | 4 |
| White Truck | 1984 | 0 | 6 |
| White Truck | 1985 | 0 | 6 |
| White Truck | 1986 | 1 | 4 |
| White Truck | 1987 | 0 | 6 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1988
20 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the seat belts; VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP filed 52 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. |
| 88V147000 6 Sept 1988 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 88V142000 29 Aug 1988 | CAMP INDUSTRIES |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988