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NHTSA recall 96V248001

Seat belts › Rear/other

Isuzu Trooper

Reported Dec 12, 19962,345 vehicles affectedISUZU MOTORS LIMITEDBuilt Feb 1, 1996 – Feb 28, 1996

The defect

Certain vehicles were manufactured with an incorrect rear center seat belt assembly buckle. the misbuild involved fitting a buckle for another market with the correct u.s. Specification seat belt.

The risk

Such installation results in a rear center seat belt assembly in which the belt tongue cannot be inserted into the buckle and a consquent inability of the system to provide proper occupant restraint during panic braking of the vehicle or an accident.

The remedy

Dealers will inspect the rear center seat belt tongue and buckle and incorrect buckle assemblies will be replaced.

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Vehicles in this recall

Isuzu Trooper
1996

Notes

Owner notification:owner notification will begin january 17, 1997. Note:owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact isuzu at 1-800-255-6727. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.