The defect
A RIGHT HAND SEAT/SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE SECOND ROW LEFT HAND SEAT POSITION (DIRECTLY BEHIND DRIVER).
The risk
THE INCORRECT RETRACTOR MAY CAUSE THE BELTS TO LOCK UPIF THE VAN IS PARKED ON A STEEP GRADE. AS A RESULT OF THIS, THE OCCUPANT COULDNOT EXTEND THE BELT FOR USE.
The remedy
REPLACE SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Lumina APV | 1990 |
| Oldsmobile Silhouette | 1990 |
| Pontiac Trans Sport | 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 Lumina APV | 1990 | 99 | 3 |
| Oldsmobile Silhouette | 1990 | 43 | 4 |
| Pontiac Trans Sport | 1990 | 45 | 4 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1991
21 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the seat belts; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 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