The defect
THE SAFETY BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY CAN GET CAUGHT IN THE SEAT SUSPENSION MECHANISM. THE MOVEMENT OF THE AIR SUSPENSION SEAT COULD CAUSE THE SAFETY BELT BUCKLE TETHER CABLE TO FRAY .
The risk
FRAYING OF THE SAFETY BELT BUCKLE TETHER CABLE COULDRESULT IN FAILURE OF THE CABLE AND INCREASED RISK OF INJURY TO SEAT OCCUPANTIN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE SAFETY BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW DESIGN BUCKLE ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo FE | 1991, 1992, 1993 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo FE | 1991 | 0 | 5 |
| Volvo FE | 1992 | 0 | 5 |
| Volvo FE | 1993 | 0 | 4 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1993
14 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the seat belts; VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP filed 52 campaigns in all.
| 93V212000 13 Dec 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V196000 29 Nov 1993 | HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
| 93V179000 1 Nov 1993 | JAGUAR MOTORS, INC. |
| 93V170000 18 Oct 1993 | TIARA MOTOR COACH DIVISION |
| 93V168000 12 Oct 1993 | EXPLORER VAN COMPANY |
| 93V161000 27 Sept 1993 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 93V154000 21 Sept 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V105000 21 Jun 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993