NHTSA recall campaign

97V071000

Seat Belts › Rear/Other

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4Affected configurations shown36,000Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentSeat Belts › Rear/Other
Report receivedOct 4, 1998
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

IF A PARTIAL ENGAGEMENT OCCURS, THIS CAN CAUSE THE SEAT BELT TONGUE TO COME OUT OF THE BUCKLE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR HARD BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES WITH NEW SEAT BELT BUCKLES.

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 97V071000

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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