The defect
LIMOUSINE MAY NOT CONTAIN THE PROPER NUMBER OF SEAT BELTS WITH REGARD TO EACH DESIGNATED SEATING POSITION AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 208.
The risk
SITTING IN AN UNBELTED SEAT WHILE RIDING WOULD SUBJECTTHE OCCUPANT TO INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT OR SUDDEN STOP.
The remedy
INSTALL ADDITIONAL SEAT BELTS IN ALL APPROPRIATE PLACES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| National Limousine | 1985, 1986, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Limousine | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| National Limousine | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| National Limousine | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| National Limousine | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| National Limousine | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1989
20 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the seat belts; NATIONAL COACH ENGINEERIN filed 2 campaigns in all.
| 89V226000 18 Dec 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V216000 21 Nov 1989 | DABRYAN COACH BUILDERS |
| 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. |
| 89V158000 21 Sept 1989 | PEUGEOT, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989