The defect
WITH BOTH PASSENGER SEAT BELTS IN USE, IN THE EVENT A HIGH SPEED COLLISION, THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT ANCHOR NUT AND BOLT MAY PULL THROUGH THE SHEET METAL FLOOR.
The risk
VEHICLES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 210.
The remedy
INSTALL MID ANCHOR REINFORCEMENT TO COMPLY WITH PULL TEST REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 210.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Pierce Arrow | 1981 |
Components: SEATS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Arrow | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
Other seats recalls in 1989
10 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the seats; PIERCE MANUFACTURING,INC. filed 18 campaigns in all.
| 89V203000 16 Nov 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V193000 8 Nov 1989 | MID BUS INCORPORATED |
| 89V192000 6 Nov 1989 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 89V170000 13 Oct 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V164000 2 Oct 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V134000 10 Aug 1989 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 89V093000 8 Jun 1989 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 89V087000 22 May 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989