The defect
SAFETY BELTS MAY NOT EXTEND EASILY FROM THEIR RETRACTORS WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED ON SLIGHT SLOPE AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 208. REAR STOP LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS DO NOT MEET MINIMUM PHOTOMETRIC STRENGTH, AND FRONT TURN INDICATOR - SIDE MARKER LIGHTS ARE BELOW HEIGHT REQUIRED BY FMVSS 108. WARNING LABEL (NEAR FILLER OF BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR) TO CLEAN FILLER CAP BEFORE REMOVING MAY BE MISSING, WHICH VIOLATES REQUIREMENT OF FMVSS 105. INSIDE WINDSCREEN MOULDING MAY BE TOO HIGHLY REFLECTIVE AND NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 107.
The risk
NON-WORKING SEAT BELTS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO INJURY TOVEHICLE OCCUPANT IN SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT. INSUFFICIENT PHOTOMETRIC STRENGTHOF THE BRAKE AND REAR SIGNAL LIGHTS COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE COLLISON. THEMISSING WARNING LABEL ON THE OIL FILLER CAP COULD LEAD TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE,AND RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
The remedy
REPAIR VEHICLE TO ASSURE ALL THE DEFECTS MENTIONED ARE CORRECTED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Morgan | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1990
24 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the seat belts.
| 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