Seat belts: front: anchorage
- Component
- Seat belts: front: anchorage
- Manufacturer
- MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
- Vehicles affected
- 127
- Reported to NHTSA
- 1988-03-28
- Owners notified
- 1988-03-25
Defect description
SEAT BELT MOUNTING BOLTS ON THE INBOARD SIDE OF RIDERS SEAT MAY HAVE BEEN UNDERTORQUED.
Safety risk
BOLTS MAY LOOSEN AND EVENTUALLY SEPARATION OF THE BELTASSEMBLY FOR THE MOUNTING BRACKET COULD OCCUR. IN AN SUDDEN PANIC STOP THEPASSENGER WOULD NOT BE RESTRAINT AND POSSIBLE INJURY WOULD RESULT.
Manufacturer remedy
INSPECT BOLTS AND PROPERLY TORQUE.