NHTSA recall campaign
89V175000
ManufacturerTOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.Reported1989-10-18Affected408,225 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
OCCUPANT RELEASE OF THE LAP BELT IN A CERTAIN MANNER COULD CAUSE THE BELT RETRACTOR TO LOCK AT THE RETRACTED AND STOWED POSITION.
Risk
SEAT BELTS MAY BE UNUSABLE OR OCCUPANTS MAY BEDISCOURAGED FROM USING BELTS, INCREASING THEIR POTENTIAL FOR INJURY IN ANACCIDENTAL OR SUDDEN STOP.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE LAP BELT WITH A REDESIGNED BELT GUIDE.
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