NHTSA recall campaign

88V028000

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor

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4Affected configurations shown21,200Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentSeat Belts › Front › Retractor
Report receivedAug 3, 1988
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

SEAT BELT COULD BIND BETWEEN SEAT CUSHION AND SEAT BACKCAUSING THE RETRACTOR TO BE SLUGGISH OR UNABLE TO TAKE UP EXCESS BELT SLACK.

What fixes it

Official remedy

REMOVE AND PROPERLY INSTALL THE RIGHT AUXILIARY SEAT BELTS.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 88V028000

1988 FORD CROWN VICTORIAOpen vehicle record →1988 MERCURY GRAND MARQUISOpen vehicle record →1987 FORD CROWN VICTORIAOpen vehicle record →1987 MERCURY GRAND MARQUISOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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