General Motors Corp.: Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 6, 1990 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 51,834. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
OWNERS MANUALS DID NOT FULLY EXPLAIN HOW FRONT SHOULDER BELT COMFORT FEATURE WORKS.
The risk
CARS WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 208, AND INCORRECT USE OF SAFETY RESTRAINTS COULD LEAD TO PERSONAL INJURY TO OCCUPANTS IF AN ACCIDENTSHOULD OCCUR.
The remedy
INSERT STICKER THAT PROVIDES MISSING INFORMATION IN OWNERS MANUALS.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Buick Electra | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 Buick Park Avenue | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Buick Regal | 77 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
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 90V112000.
Full record for the 1990 Buick Electra → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →