In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.

Seat Belts

Summary

Vehicle description: Passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with TRW seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."

Actions

Dealers will inspect the vehicle's safety belt buckle assembly date codes and, if necessary, will replace any safety belt buckle assembly.

Documents (5)

• Defect and Noncompliance Notice(Part 573)
• Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)
• Remedy Instructions and TSB
• Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)
• Recall Acknowledgement

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