The defect
DUE TO UNDERSIZED RIVETS AND OVERSIZED HOLES, THE B-PILLAR ANCHORAGE WILL NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES."
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGE MAY NOT HOLD AN OCCUPANT INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Century | 1996 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freightliner Century | 1996 | 0 | 7 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1997
22 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the seat belts; FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION filed 151 campaigns in all.
| 97V220000 16 Dec 1997 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 97V211000 18 Nov 1997 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 97V174000 7 Oct 1997 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 97V161000 22 Sept 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 97V158000 18 Sept 1997 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 97V157000 12 Sept 1997 | WARRICK INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 97V167001 11 Sept 1997 | TIFFIN MOTOR HOMES |
| 97V149000 9 Sept 1997 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997