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NHTSA recall 98V050000

Seat belts › Front › Anchorage

Freightliner American Lafrance

Reported Mar 4, 1998213 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER CORPORATIONBuilt Mar 1, 1997 – Mar 6, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: fire apparatus cabs equipped with center mounted rear seats. the upper d-ring seat belt anchorages for the rear seats fail to comply to the requirements of fmvss no. 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages."

The risk

In the event of a vehicle crash, the rear seat occupant may not be properly restrained increasing the risk of personal injury.

The remedy

Dealers will replace these d-ring anchorages.

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Vehicles in this recall

Freightliner American Lafrance
19971998

Notes

Owner notification began october 14, 1998.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 freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).