Recall campaign · NHTSA 74V079000

Seat belts: front: buckle assembly

VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1974-05-21.

Recall campaignNHTSA 74V079000

Seat belts: front: buckle assembly

Component
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
Manufacturer
VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP.
Vehicles affected
36,233
Reported to NHTSA
1974-05-21
Owners notified
1974-07-12

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

VOLVO CAMPAIGN NO V-1940079.POSSIBILITY THAT IF EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IS EXERTEDON THE OUTER PLASTIC HOUSING OF THE FLOOR MOUNTED FRONT SEAT BELTBUCKLE/ANCHORAGE ASSEMBLY WHILE ATTACHING THE SEAT BELT, THERE IS A POSSIBILITYTHAT THE HOUSING WILL SLIDE DOWN THE FLEXIBLE STALK, AND ALLOW INTERNAL PARTSOF THE SEAT BELT LATCH TO BECOME DISASSEMBLED.IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS ITWILL AFFECT THE BELT SENSING SWITCH FOR THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM AND ENGINESTARTING WILL BE AFFECTED.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING ASSEMBLY WHERENECESSARY AND PLACING A METAL CLIP ON THE STALK IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE PLASTICOUTER HOUSING).

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
Volvo 1421974
Volvo 1441974
Volvo 1451974
Volvo 1641974

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.