The defect
VANS WERE PRODUCED WITHOUT PLASTIC COVER DESIGNED TO COVER OUTBOARD SEAT BACK PIVOT HINGE ALLOWING WEBBING OF FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE SAFETY BELTS TO BECOME ABRADED OR CUT DUE TO CONTACT WITH EXPOSED HINGE.
The risk
DAMAGE TO BELT WEBBING COULD WEAKEN BELTS TO POINT OFFAILURE INCREASING RISK OF INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT OR A SUDDEN STOP.
The remedy
INSTALL PLASTIC PIVOT COVER; REPLACE BELTS AS NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Aerostar | 1986, 1987 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Aerostar | 1986 | 53 | 7 |
| Ford Aerostar | 1987 | 114 | 4 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1989
20 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the seat belts; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 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. |
| 89V158000 21 Sept 1989 | PEUGEOT, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989