NHTSA safety recall

Recall 88V034000

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor — Land Rover · reported 16 Mar 1988 · 2,954 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

A NYLON PIVOT PIN IN THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCK MECHANISM MAY BE TOO LARGE IN DIAMETER.

The risk

THE NYLON MATERIAL SWELLS IN THE PRESENCE OF ATMOSPHEREHUMIDITY AND CAN RESTRICT MOVEMENT OF A LOCKING PAWL WHICH ACTIVATES THE BELTLOCKING MECHANISM.

The fix

INSPECTION OF ALL VEHICLES AND REPLACE ANY SUSPECT BELT ASSEMBLY.

SYSTEM: SEAT BELT RETRACTOR.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTIPURPOSE VEHICLES.

NHTSA campaign

88V034000

Filed by

Range Rover Na., Inc.

Report received

16 Mar 1988

Owners notified

6 Apr 1987

Potentially affected

2,954

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.

1987 Land Rover Range Rover 1988 Land Rover Range Rover

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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