Chrysler Corporation: Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Chrysler Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 27, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 12,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE TWO REAR INBOARD SAFETY BELT ATTACHMENT BOLTS MAY HAVE INADEQUATE THREAD ENGAGEMENT INTO THE FLOOR PAN ANCHOR NUTS.
The risk
THE SAFETY BELT ATTACHMENT BOLTS MAY NOT SUPPORT THELOAD OF REAR SEAT PASSENGERS IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT; THEASSEMBLY FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE STATIC LOAD REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 210, "SEATBELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES." THE INABILITY TO SUPPORT THE LOAD OF REAR SEATPASSENGERS INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY TO SEAT OCCUPANTS.
The remedy
REPLACE THE TWO INBOARD SAFETY BELT ANCHOR BOLTS WITH LONGER BOLTS ON ALL VEHICLES.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Jeep Cherokee | 519 | 9 | 12 | 53 |
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 93V161000.
Full record for the 1994 Jeep Cherokee → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →