NHTSA Recall 89V175000
Filed by Toyota Motor Corporation. Component: Seat Belts. Reported 1989-10-18. An estimated 408,225 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
OCCUPANT RELEASE OF THE LAP BELT IN A CERTAIN MANNER COULD CAUSE THE BELT RETRACTOR TO LOCK AT THE RETRACTED AND STOWED POSITION.
Risk
SEAT BELTS MAY BE UNUSABLE OR OCCUPANTS MAY BEDISCOURAGED FROM USING BELTS, INCREASING THEIR POTENTIAL FOR INJURY IN ANACCIDENTAL OR SUDDEN STOP.
What the manufacturer will do
REPLACE LAP BELT WITH A REDESIGNED BELT GUIDE.
Notes
SYSTEM: FRONT LAP BELT.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.
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