General Motors Corp.: Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 17, 1990 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 194,243. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
TRUCKS CAN CONTAIN INCORRECT INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PROPERLY ADJUST REAR SEAT LAP-SHOULDER BELTS AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 209.
The risk
INCORRECTLY ADJUSTED SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PROPERLYRESTRAIN OCCUPANT IN AN ACCIDENT OF SUDDEN STOP; TRUCKS WOULD NOT COMPLY WITHFMVSS 209.
The remedy
PROVIDE OWNER'S MANUAL INSERT CONTAINING THE CORRECT REAR LAP-SHOULDER BELT INSTRUCTIONS.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Chevrolet C1500 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 Chevrolet C2500 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 Chevrolet C3500 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Chevrolet K1500 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 Chevrolet K2500 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 Chevrolet K3500 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 GMC C1500 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 GMC C2500 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 GMC C3500 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 GMC K1500 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1990 GMC K2500 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 GMC K3500 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
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 90V170000.
Full record for the 1990 Chevrolet C1500 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →