NHTSA safety recall

Recall 87V185000

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor — Cadillac · reported 4 Dec 1987 · 5,234 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

REAR SEAT BELT SHOULDER RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY MAY NOT LOCK WHEN SUBJECTED TO THE ACCELERATION REQUIRED BY FMVSS NO. 209.

The risk

THIS INCREASES LIKELIHOOD OF INJURY TO SEAT OCCUPANT.VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO. 209.

The fix

REPLACE REAR SEAT SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY, AS NECESSARY.

SYSTEM: REAR SEAT BELTS/FMVSS NO. 209VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.

NHTSA campaign

87V185000

Filed by

General Motors Corp.

Report received

4 Dec 1987

Owners notified

14 Dec 1987

Potentially affected

5,234

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.

1988 Cadillac Brougham

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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