The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CONVERSION VANS BUILT ON CHEVROLET ASTRO AND GMC SAFARI CHASSIS. THE UPPER SEAT BELT MOUNTING BRACKETS FOR THE REAR SOFA ARE NOT CAPABLE OF PASSING THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS," AND NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES."
The risk
THE SEAT OCCUPANT WILL NOT BE ADEQUATELY RESTRAINED IN THE EVENT OF A FRONT IMPACT CAUSING INJURIES TO THE SEAT'S OCCUPANT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE BRACKETS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Tiara Chevrolet Astro | 1997, 1998 |
| Tiara Conversion Van | 1997, 1998 |
| Tiara GMC Safari | 1997, 1998 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiara Chevrolet Astro | 1997 | 0 | 1 |
| Tiara Chevrolet Astro | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Tiara Conversion Van | 1997 | 0 | 4 |
| Tiara Conversion Van | 1998 | 1 | 4 |
| Tiara GMC Safari | 1997 | 0 | 1 |
| Tiara GMC Safari | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1998
13 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the seat belts; TIARA MOTOR COACH DIVISION filed 7 campaigns in all.
| 98V311000 10 Dec 1998 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 98V306000 1 Dec 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V276000 4 Nov 1998 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 98V250000 9 Oct 1998 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA |
| 98V198000 25 Aug 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V164000 21 Jul 1998 | TIARA MOTOR COACH DIVISION |
| 98V111000 26 May 1998 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| 98V105000 14 May 1998 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998