The defect
FRONT OUTBOARD SAFETY BELT MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO LATCH AND OR UNLATCH DUE TO A WEBBING STIFFENER ENTERING THE BUCKLE HOUSING AND DISLODGING THE BUCKLE LATCH GUIDE.
The risk
LATCH MAY OPEN DURING ACCIDENT OR SUDDEN STOP, EXPOSINGSEAT OCCUPANT TO INCREASED RISK OF INJURY.
The remedy
REPLACE BUCKLE LATCH ENGAGEMENT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chrysler Fifth Avenue | 1991 |
| Chrysler Imperial | 1991 |
| Chrysler LeBaron | 1991 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1991 |
| Chrysler Salon | 1991 |
| Dodge Dynasty | 1991 |
| Dodge Spirit | 1991 |
| Plymouth Acclaim | 1991 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysler Fifth Avenue | 1991 | 36 | 3 |
| Chrysler Imperial | 1991 | 84 | 3 |
| Chrysler LeBaron | 1991 | 63 | 5 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1991 | 84 | 4 |
| Chrysler Salon | 1991 | 0 | 2 |
| Dodge Dynasty | 1991 | 108 | 5 |
| Dodge Spirit | 1991 | 95 | 3 |
| Plymouth Acclaim | 1991 | 97 | 3 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1991
21 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the seat belts; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 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. |
| 91V119000 3 Jul 1991 | VAN CRAFT CORP |
| 91V112000 25 Jun 1991 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991