The defect
TRUCKS CAN CONTAIN INCORRECT INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PROPERLY ADJUST REAR SEAT LAP-SHOULDER BELTS AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 209.
The risk
INCORRECTLY ADJUSTED SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PROPERLYRESTRAIN OCCUPANT IN AN ACCIDENT OF SUDDEN STOP; TRUCKS WOULD NOT COMPLY WITHFMVSS 209.
The remedy
PROVIDE OWNER'S MANUAL INSERT CONTAINING THE CORRECT REAR LAP-SHOULDER BELT INSTRUCTIONS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet C1500 | 1989, 1990 |
| Chevrolet C2500 | 1989, 1990 |
| Chevrolet C3500 | 1989, 1990 |
| Chevrolet K1500 | 1989, 1990 |
| Chevrolet K2500 | 1989, 1990 |
| Chevrolet K3500 | 1989, 1990 |
| GMC C1500 | 1989, 1990 |
| GMC C2500 | 1989, 1990 |
| GMC C3500 | 1989, 1990 |
| GMC K1500 | 1989, 1990 |
| GMC K2500 | 1989, 1990 |
| GMC K3500 | 1989, 1990 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet C1500 | 1989 | 33 | 1 |
| Chevrolet C1500 | 1990 | 22 | 1 |
| Chevrolet C2500 | 1989 | 6 | 1 |
| Chevrolet C2500 | 1990 | 6 | 1 |
| Chevrolet C3500 | 1989 | 7 | 1 |
| Chevrolet C3500 | 1990 | 5 | 1 |
| Chevrolet K1500 | 1989 | 10 | 1 |
| Chevrolet K1500 | 1990 | 7 | 1 |
| Chevrolet K2500 | 1989 | 4 | 1 |
| Chevrolet K2500 | 1990 | 3 | 1 |
| Chevrolet K3500 | 1989 | 1 | 1 |
| Chevrolet K3500 | 1990 | 3 | 1 |
| GMC C1500 | 1989 | 4 | 2 |
| GMC C1500 | 1990 | 7 | 2 |
| GMC C2500 | 1989 | 6 | 2 |
| GMC C2500 | 1990 | 5 | 2 |
| GMC C3500 | 1989 | 1 | 2 |
| GMC C3500 | 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| GMC K1500 | 1989 | 2 | 2 |
| GMC K1500 | 1990 | 4 | 2 |
| GMC K2500 | 1989 | 3 | 2 |
| GMC K2500 | 1990 | 2 | 2 |
| GMC K3500 | 1989 | 1 | 2 |
| GMC K3500 | 1990 | 1 | 2 |
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. |
| 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. |
| 90V112000 6 Jun 1990 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990