The defect
OCCUPANT RELEASE OF THE LAP BELT IN A CERTAIN MANNER COULD CAUSE THE BELT RETRACTOR TO LOCK AT THE RETRACTED AND STOWED POSITION.
The risk
SEAT BELTS MAY BE UNUSABLE OR OCCUPANTS MAY BEDISCOURAGED FROM USING BELTS, INCREASING THEIR POTENTIAL FOR INJURY IN ANACCIDENTAL OR SUDDEN STOP.
The remedy
REPLACE LAP BELT WITH A REDESIGNED BELT GUIDE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Toyota Camry | 1987, 1988, 1989 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Camry | 1987 | 58 | 3 |
| Toyota Camry | 1988 | 64 | 4 |
| Toyota Camry | 1989 | 113 | 3 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1989
20 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the seat belts; TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. filed 73 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. |
| 89V165000 4 Oct 1989 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 89V158000 21 Sept 1989 | PEUGEOT, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989