General Motors Corp.: Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 14, 1990 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,500,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PLASTIC COMPONENTS OF SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES DO NOT CONTAIN AN ULTRA VIOLET STABILIZER, AND EXPOSURE TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND ELEVATED INTERIOR TEMPERATURES COULD WEAKEN THE PLASTIC COMPONENTS.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN BREAKAGE OF PLASTIC COMPONENTS WHICHCOULD PREVENT BUCKLE FROM LATCHING AND PROTECTING OCCUPANT IN A SUDDEN STOP ORACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE OR REPAIR SEAT BELT BUCKLE.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Chevrolet Camaro | 25 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 1990 Pontiac Firebird | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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 90V105000.
Full record for the 1990 Chevrolet Camaro → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →