Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp: Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 2, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 415. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE SAFETY BELT RETRACTOR DESIGNED FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CABIN WAS INSTALLED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE RETRACTOR WAS INSTALLED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.
The risk
THE INCORRECT EMERGENCY LOCKING SAFETY BELT RETRACTORWOULD NOT FUNCTION ADEQUATELY IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT, ANDSEAT OCCUPANTS WOULD FACE AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY.
The remedy
INSTALL NEW, CORRECT RETRACTORS AS NEEDED.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 White GMC FE | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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 93V030000.
Full record for the 1992 White GMC FE → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →