The defect
SAFETY BELTS (TYPE 1 LAP BELTS) FOR REAR FACING SEATS WERE NOT INSTALLED.
The risk
LACK OF RESTRAINTS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO OTHERWISE PREVENTABLE INJURY AND WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 209 AND 210.
The remedy
INSTALL SAFETY BELTS FOR REAR FACING SEATS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cadillac Fleetwood | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
| Lincoln Town Car | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Fleetwood | 1985 | 6 | 2 |
| Cadillac Fleetwood | 1986 | 7 | 4 |
| Cadillac Fleetwood | 1987 | 7 | 3 |
| Cadillac Fleetwood | 1988 | 3 | 2 |
| Lincoln Town Car | 1986 | 50 | 4 |
| Lincoln Town Car | 1987 | 32 | 6 |
| Lincoln Town Car | 1988 | 99 | 5 |
| Lincoln Town Car | 1989 | 89 | 5 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1990
24 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the seat belts; ROYALE LIMOUSINE MFRS. filed 3 campaigns in all.
| 90V203000 14 Dec 1990 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| 90V181000 15 Oct 1990 | STARCRAFT COMPANY |
| 90V175000 4 Oct 1990 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 90V170000 17 Sept 1990 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 90V152000 28 Aug 1990 | MOLONEY COACH BUILDERS |
| 90V137000 18 Jul 1990 | MARK III INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 90V125000 6 Jul 1990 | EXCALIBUR AUTO CORP. |
| 90V116000 12 Jun 1990 | RV IND., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990