NHTSA recall 04V193000
Seat belts › Front › Buckle assembly
International 4200 and 7 more
Reported Apr 22, 20041,687 vehicles affectedINTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATIONMaker’s number 04506Built Mar 20, 2004 – Apr 5, 2004
The defect
Certain trucks fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies." the seat belt latch failed a quality review.
The risk
This could cause the seat belt latch to become disengaged without warning in a vehicle crash or during episodes of high seat belt loading.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the seat belt assemblies. owner notification IS began on june 11, 2004. owners should contact international at 1-800-445-7825.