General Motors Corp.: Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 15, 1995 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,216,325. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH REAR OUTBOARD SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGES THAT MAY NOT WITHSTAND THE REQUIRED LOAD. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO.210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES."
The risk
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: IN A COLLISON, STRESS CAN CAUSE THE ATTACHMENT METAL TO TEAR AND ALLOW THE ANCHORAGE TO SEPARATE FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE SAFETY BELT MAY NOT PROTECT AN OCCUPANT IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING ANCHOR BOLTS WITH A NEW SHOULDER BOLT AND THREAD LOCKING ADHESIVE. ADDITIONALLY, NOISE CONTROL PATCHES WILL BE APPLIED AT EACH ANCHORAGE.
17 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Buick Century | 80 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 1996 Oldsmobile Ciera | 83 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1995 Buick Century | 99 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1995 Oldsmobile Ciera | 34 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1994 Buick Century | 106 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| 1994 Oldsmobile Ciera | 46 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 1993 Buick Century | 54 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass | 139 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 1992 Buick Century | 45 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass | 136 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 1991 Buick Century | 38 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass | 193 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| 1991 Pontiac 6000 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 Buick Century | 33 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990 Chevrolet Celebrity | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 Oldsmobile Ciera | 20 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 1990 Pontiac 6000 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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 95V173000.
Full record for the 1996 Buick Century → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →