The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FRONT OUTBOARD SEATING POSITION SEAT BELT BUCKLES MAY NOT LATCH OR UNLATCH.
The risk
THESE CONDITIONS COULD REDUCE SEAT BELT USAGE INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT OUTBOARD SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lincoln Continental | 1989, 1990 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
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 Continental | 1989 | 158 | 4 |
| Lincoln Continental | 1990 | 158 | 3 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1997
22 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the seat belts; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 97V220000 16 Dec 1997 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 97V211000 18 Nov 1997 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 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 |
| 97V148000 9 Sept 1997 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997