The defect
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RETRACTION MECHANISM DOES NOT FULLY RETRACT THE BELT AFTER IT IS EXTENDED, EITHER BY MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER TORSO OR AFTER REMOVAL BY OCCUPANT.
The risk
SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATEPROTECTION TO OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
REPLACE THE WASHER BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BOLT AND UPPER MOUNTING BRACKET WITH SMALLER WASHER; THIS WILL ALLOW RETRACTOR TO OPERATE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| AM General M998 | 1990, 1991 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| AM General M998 | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| AM General M998 | 1991 | 1 | 1 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1991
21 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the seat belts; AM GENERAL CORPORATION filed 53 campaigns in all.
| 91V206000 26 Nov 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V202000 18 Nov 1991 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 91V185000 22 Oct 1991 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 91V005000 2 Oct 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V164000 20 Sept 1991 | SHERROD VANS, INC. |
| 91V143000 4 Sept 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V122000 11 Jul 1991 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 91V119000 3 Jul 1991 | VAN CRAFT CORP |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991