Seat belts › Front

Reported Oct 9, 1980130,000 vehicles affectedNSKBuilt Aug 1, 1979 – Feb 1, 1980

The defect

Seat belt buckles may unlatch when subjected to forces that could be produced in a vehicle crash.

The remedy

Seat belt manufacturer will supply vehicle manufacturers with replacement buckles to correct the defect without charge to owner.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Notes

Vehicle category: passenger vehicles.system: interior; seat belt assemblies, buckles, model nos. 1020 through 1022.consequences of defect: failure of the seat belt to adequately restrain thepassenger could cause serious injury or death in the event of a vehicleaccident.

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