FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1976-04-09.
Recall campaignNHTSA 76V052000
Seat belts: front
Component
Seat belts: front
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
50
Reported to NHTSA
1976-04-09
Owners notified
1976-04-28
Manufacturer remedy
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
Notes
FORD TRUCK CAMPAIGN NO 189.TRUCK TRACTOR EQUIPPED WITH NATIONAL CUS-N-AIREDRIVER SEAT.POSSIBILITY THAT THE CUSH-N-AIRE DRIVER SEATS WERE EQUIPPED WITHDOMESTIC SPECIAL ORDER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES THAT WERE MANUFACTURED TO ANINCORRECT LENGTH.THESE ASSEMBLIES INCLUDE A BUCKLE-END LAP BELT OF LESS THANSPECIFIED LENGTH AND A PAIR OF TETHER STRAPS THAT EXCEED THE SPECIFIED LENGTH.THE SHORTERLAP BELT MAY BE UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN USED BY A ALARGE DRIVER OR, INCERTAIN EXTREME CASES IMPOSSIBLE TO LATCH.IN ADDITION, THETETHER STRAPS AREEXCESSIVELY LONG, AND MAY NOT RESTRAIN THE SEAT STRUCTURE TO THE DEGREEINTENDED UNDER SEVERE DECELERATION LOADING.THESE CONDITIONS MAY ADVERSELYAFFECT OCCUPANT SAFETYIN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING ANDINSTALLING REPLACEMENT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES).
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