NHTSA safety recall

Recall 86V137000

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor — Freightliner · reported 20 Oct 1986 · 102 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

SEAT BELTS CAN LOOSEN AS THE TRUCK IS DRIVEN. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: DRIVER AND PASSENGER WOULD NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.

The fix

REPLACE THE NON LOCKING RETRACTOR SEAT BELTS WITH AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR SEAT BELTS.

SYSTEM: SEAT BELTS. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LONG CONVENTIONAL TRACTORS EQUIPPED WITH NON LOCKING RETRACTOR SEAT BELTS.

NHTSA campaign

86V137000

Filed by

Freightliner Corp.

Report received

20 Oct 1986

Owners notified

20 Nov 1986

Potentially affected

102

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1983 Freightliner Conventional 1984 Freightliner Conventional 1985 Freightliner Conventional 1986 Freightliner Conventional

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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