The defect
RETRACTOR HOUSING ON SEAT BELT MAY INTERFERE WITH THE SEAT CUSHION.
The risk
IF SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED TO LOCK IN AN EMERGENCY,DRIVER MAY NOT BE RETAINED AND PERSONAL INJURY MAY RESULT.
The remedy
INSTALL A SPACER TO ELIMINATE ANY INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE SEAT CUSHION AND THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR HOUSING.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Peterbilt | 1986, 1987, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterbilt | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| Peterbilt | 1987 | 0 | 3 |
| Peterbilt | 1988 | 1 | 4 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1989
20 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the seat belts; PACCAR, INCORPORATED filed 199 campaigns in all.
| 89V226000 18 Dec 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V216000 21 Nov 1989 | DABRYAN COACH BUILDERS |
| 89V200000 14 Nov 1989 | NATIONAL COACH ENGINEERIN |
| 89V199000 13 Nov 1989 | BUD INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 89V194000 7 Nov 1989 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 89V180000 26 Oct 1989 | CHOO CHOO CUSTOMS, INC. |
| 89V175000 18 Oct 1989 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 89V165000 4 Oct 1989 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989