General Motors Corp.: Seat Belts
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 14, 1990 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 673,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
FRONT SHOULDER BELT GUIDE LOOP ATTACHMENT FASTENER MAY PULL THROUGH DOOR MOUNTED ANCHOR PLATE.
The risk
SEAT BELT MAY NOT SUSTAIN LOADS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 210, AND IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT, THE SEAT BELT MAY NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN A PASSENGER, RESULTING IN INCREASED RISK OF GREATER INJURY TO AN OCCUPANT.
The remedy
REPLACE FRONT SHOULDER BELT GUIDE LOOP ATTACHMENT NUTS AND INSTALL NEW GUIDE COVER.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Buick Regal | 77 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| 1990 Chevrolet Lumina | 427 | 9 | 8 | 24 |
| 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass | 103 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 1990 Pontiac Grand Prix | 176 | 9 | 1 | 12 |
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 90V054000.
Full record for the 1990 Buick Regal → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →