The defect
THE LINK LEVER TRUNION ON THE SAFETY BELT RETRACTOR MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING INSTALLATION.
The risk
THE DAMAGED COMPONENT MAY BECOME DISLODGED DURING VEHICLEOPERATION, MAKING THE RETRACTOR VEHICLE-SENSITIVE LOCKING SYSTEM INOPERATIVE.THIS INCREASES THE POSSIBILTY OF A SERIOUS INJURY IN A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
The remedy
THE RETRACTORS WILL BE REPLACED IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lincoln Mark VIII | 1993 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Mark VIII | 1993 | 239 | 3 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1992
15 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the seat belts; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 92V186000 23 Dec 1992 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 92V156000 19 Oct 1992 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 92V145000 10 Oct 1992 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 92V133002 21 Sept 1992 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 92V133001 21 Sept 1992 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 92V113000 17 Aug 1992 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 92V094000 1 Jul 1992 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V172000 4 May 1992 | GLAVAL BUS DIVISION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992