| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
00V117000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
BUICK |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
PARK AVENUE |
| Model Year: |
1998 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
39 |
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19960401 - 19971031 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
77952 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
20000831 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
20000831 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Report Received Date: |
20000418 |
| Record Creation Date: |
20000502 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE FRONT SEAT SHOULDER BELTS THAT MAY TWIST, ALLOWING THE WEBBING TO BECOME JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR. |
| Consequence Summary: |
WHEN THE SHOULDER BELT WEBBING BECOMES JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR, THE BELT MAY BE UNUSABLE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR THE PRESENCE OF UPDATED FRONT SHOULDER BELT BEZELS AND WHERE NECESSARY, INSTALL NEW FRONT SEAT SHOULDER BELT OPENING BEZEL KITS. |