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NHTSA recall 99V221000

Seat belts › Front › Anchorage

Van House Astro and 1 more

Reported Aug 11, 1999450 vehicles affectedPAN-WIT, INC.

The defect

Vehicle description: conversion vans. the inboard buckles for the driver's and front passenger seats were installed on a seat bar attached to the seat pedestal. This raised the buckle location closer than permitted by the requirements of fmvss no. 208, "occupant crash protection."

The risk

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

The remedy

Dealers will remove the inboard seat belt buckles for the driver and front passenger seats and then remove a portion of the seat belt bar of each seat. two new saeat belt buckles will be installed to the rear inboard floor stud.

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Vehicles in this recall

Van House Astro
198619871988198919901991
Van House Safari
198619871988198919901991

Notes

Owner notification began december 15, 1999.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 pan-wit/van house at 1-573-365-7331. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).