The defect
THE FRONT OUTER SHOULDER BELT WEB SEW STOP CAN BECOME STUCK IN THE RETRACTOR. THE BELT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO PULL OUT OF THE RETRACTOR AND SOME OCCUPANTS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FASTEN THE BELT.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN PREVENT A PERSON FROM USING THEIR RESTRAINT SYSTEM RESULTING IN AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL A WEBBING STOP BUTTON IF THE CUSTOMER REQUESTS REPAIR.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Riviera | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| Cadillac Eldorado | 1990, 1991 |
| Oldsmobile Toronado | 1990, 1991, 1992 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Riviera | 1990 | 16 | 4 |
| Buick Riviera | 1991 | 8 | 1 |
| Buick Riviera | 1992 | 12 | 2 |
| Buick Riviera | 1993 | 5 | 1 |
| Cadillac Eldorado | 1990 | 3 | 3 |
| Cadillac Eldorado | 1991 | 2 | 1 |
| Oldsmobile Toronado | 1990 | 16 | 2 |
| Oldsmobile Toronado | 1991 | 4 | 1 |
| Oldsmobile Toronado | 1992 | 4 | 2 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1995
26 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the seat belts; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 95V242000 13 Dec 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V241000 13 Dec 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V228000 4 Dec 1995 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 95V220000 16 Nov 1995 | CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 95V216001 8 Nov 1995 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 95V213000 7 Nov 1995 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 95V200000 18 Oct 1995 | GRUMMAN OLSON, INC |
| 95V173000 15 Sept 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995