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  NHTSA Recall 88V150000

NHTSA Campaign Id 88V150000; Date: Sep. 13, 1988

Seat belt would be ineffective and would not restrainoccupant in event of a sudden stop or accident.

icon1 Recalled Vehicles:

1983 Autocar Autocar;  1984 Autocar Autocar;  1985 Autocar Autocar;  1986 Autocar Autocar;  1987 Autocar Autocar;  1988 White Gmc White Gmc;  1983 White Truck White Truck;  1984 White Truck White Truck;  1985 White Truck White Truck;  1986 White Truck White Truck;  1987 White Truck White Truck

Component: Seat Belts:front:retractor

Manufactured by: Volvo Gm Heavy Truck Corp

Affected Units:: 7,879

icon3 Recall Summary:

The seat cushion may interfere with the seat belt retractor mechanism keeping it from locking.

icon2 How to Fix:

Install a spacer behind the belt assembly mount.

icon4 Recall Notes:

System: seat belt assembly. Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks.

Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Oct 5, 1988

Also see:

All recalls of Autocar vehicles.

More recall documents on nhtsa.gov.