The defect
FRONT SHOULDER BELT GUIDE LOOP ATTACHMENT FASTENER MAY PULL THROUGH DOOR MOUNTED ANCHOR PLATE.
The risk
SEAT BELT MAY NOT SUSTAIN LOADS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 210, AND IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT, THE SEAT BELT MAY NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN A PASSENGER, RESULTING IN INCREASED RISK OF GREATER INJURY TO AN OCCUPANT.
The remedy
REPLACE FRONT SHOULDER BELT GUIDE LOOP ATTACHMENT NUTS AND INSTALL NEW GUIDE COVER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Regal | 1988, 1989, 1990 |
| Chevrolet Lumina | 1990 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1988, 1989, 1990 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1988, 1989, 1990 |
Components: SEAT BELTS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Regal | 1988 | 123 | 10 |
| Buick Regal | 1989 | 106 | 7 |
| Buick Regal | 1990 | 77 | 8 |
| Chevrolet Lumina | 1990 | 427 | 7 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1988 | 74 | 6 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1989 | 113 | 6 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1990 | 103 | 6 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1988 | 88 | 11 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1989 | 139 | 9 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1990 | 176 | 8 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1990
24 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the seat belts; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 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