Recall campaign · NHTSA 74V016000

Seat belts: front: retractor

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1974-01-25.

Recall campaignNHTSA 74V016000

Seat belts: front: retractor

Component
Seat belts: front: retractor
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
26,421
Reported to NHTSA
1974-01-25
Owners notified
1974-01-28

Manufacturer remedy

No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.

Notes

GENERAL MOTORS CAMPAIGN NO 74-C-10.OLDSMOBILE CAMPAIGN NO 74-C-4.BUICKCAMPAIGN NO 74-C-3.PONTIAC CAMPAIGN NO 74-C-4.POSSIBILITY THAT THE FRONTSEAT LAP-BELT RETRACTOR MAY INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO LOCK THE SEAT LAP-BELTWEBBING DUE TO WEAK LOCKING BAR SPRING.AS A RESULT, THE RETRACTOR MAY FAIL TOHOLD THE BELT IN POSITION DURING EXTREMELY HARD BRAKING ACTION OR UNDERACCIDENT CONDITIONS.THIS MAY CAUSE THE OCCUPANT TO SLIDE FORWARD ON THE SEATAND INCREASE THE POSSIBILITY OF INJURY.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND INSTALLINGNEW ASSIST SPRING WHERE NECESSARY.)

Scope of coverage

6 model years across 6 models.

ModelYears on record
Buick Century1974
Buick Regal1974
Chevrolet Laguna1974
Chevrolet Monte Carlo1974
OLDSMOBILE Cutlass1974
Pontiac Lemans1974

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.