General Motors Corp.: Seat Belts
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 10, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 347,866. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE FRONT DOOR SHOULDER BELT GUIDE LOOPS MAY BE CRACKED AND ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 208.
The risk
THE SEAT OCCUPANT FACES INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN THEEVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL REINFORCING PLATES ON THE CRACKED SHOULDER BELT GUIDES.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Buick Regal | 200 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 1991 Chevrolet Cavalier | 55 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 1991 Chevrolet Lumina | 352 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass | 193 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| 1991 Pontiac Grand Prix | 172 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| 1991 Pontiac Sunbird | 27 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
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 92V003000.
Full record for the 1991 Buick Regal → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →