NHTSA recall 05V448000
Seat belts › Front › Webbing
International 5500I and 2 more
Reported Oct 4, 2005125 vehicles affectedINTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATIONMaker’s number 05519Built Aug 23, 2004 – Sep 13, 2005
The defect
On certain heavy duty truck/tractors equipped with sears atlas series 35, 70, or 80 driver's seats, when the seats are in their lowest, most rearward adjusted position, they may chafe the seat belt tether that connects from the seat to the back of the cab.
The risk
This chafing may eventually cut through the tether, thus weakening the effectiveness of the seat belt assembly in a vehicle crash, possibly resulting in property damage, personal injury or death.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect the vehicles for suspect seat codes and will replace the existing 12" seat tethers with new 13.5" tethers. the recall began on october 7, 2005. owners may contact international at 1-800-448-7825.