The defect
SEAT BELTS INSTALLED ON MIDDLE BUCKET SEATS DO NO MEET ANGLE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 210.
The risk
VANS WOULD BE IN NON-COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARD.
The remedy
REPLACE 6 INCH SEAT SLIDE WITH A 5 INCH SEAT SLIDE TO CORRECT SEAT BELT ANGLE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Choo Choo LT Astro | 1987, 1988, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choo Choo LT Astro | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Choo Choo LT Astro | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Choo Choo LT Astro | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1989
20 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the seat belts.
| 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 |
| 89V175000 18 Oct 1989 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 89V165000 4 Oct 1989 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 89V158000 21 Sept 1989 | PEUGEOT, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989