| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
91V030000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
AM GENERAL |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
M998 |
| Model Year: |
1990 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| Manufacturered: |
19900101 - 19901201 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
10285 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19910228 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19910228 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
AM GENERAL LLC |
| Report Received Date: |
19910219 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19910228 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RETRACTION MECHANISM DOES NOT FULLY RETRACT THE BELT AFTER IT IS EXTENDED, EITHER BY MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER TORSO OR AFTER REMOVAL BY OCCUPANT. |
| Consequence Summary: |
SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATEPROTECTION TO OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE THE WASHER BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BOLT AND UPPER MOUNTING BRACKET WITH SMALLER WASHER; THIS WILL ALLOW RETRACTOR TO OPERATE. |