The defect
SEAT BELTS ARE MOUNTED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THERE IS INSUFFICIENT ADJUSTMENT TO ACCOMMODATE A 95TH PERCENTILE ADULT MALE.
The risk
BELTS ARE IN NONCOMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 209.
The remedy
REPLACE SEAT BELTS WITH BELTS OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS 209.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mack CH600 | 1989 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
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 CH600 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1989
20 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the seat belts; MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED filed 245 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