The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT SLIDER CAN BECOME JAMMED WHEN THE SLIDER TAPE SEPARATES FROM THE TAKE-UP REEL, ILLUMINATING THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT. SHOULD SUCH A CONDITION OCCUR, THE BELT MUST BE POSITIONED AND FASTENED MANUALLY BY CONNECTING THE BELT TO THE FIXED ANCHOR POINT.
The risk
THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT REALIZE THAT THE SEAT BELT CAN BE OPERATED MANUALLY, AND DOES NOT USE THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COMPLETE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SEAT BELT SYSTEM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ferrari 348 | 1994, 1995 |
Components: SEAT BELTS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrari 348 | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Ferrari 348 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1998
13 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the seat belts; FERRARI NORTH AMERICA filed 47 campaigns in all.
| 98V311000 10 Dec 1998 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 98V306000 1 Dec 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V276000 4 Nov 1998 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 98V198000 25 Aug 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V164000 21 Jul 1998 | TIARA MOTOR COACH DIVISION |
| 98V165000 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