General Motors Corp.: Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 12, 1990 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 10,166. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
MISALIGNED REAR SEAT SAFETY BELT SHOULDER RETRACTOR ASSEMBLIES COULD CAUSE PENDULUM INTERFERENCE, CAUSING THE BELT TO REMAIN IN LOCKED POSITION OR TO TRAVEL FREELY WITHOUT LOCKING.
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A PANIC STOP OR ACCIDENT, IF THE BELT RETRACTOR INERTIA LOCK DOES NOT ENGAGE, THE REAR SEAT OCCUPANT WOULD HAVE AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF INJURY.
The remedy
REALIGN REAR SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Buick Riviera | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 Cadillac Eldorado | 25 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 1990 Cadillac Seville | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 90V028000.
Full record for the 1990 Buick Riviera → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →