NHTSA safety recall

Recall 88V163000

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly — Pontiac · reported 18 Oct 1988 · 85,063 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

SEAT BELT BUCKLES MAY NOT PROPERLY LATCH ALLOWING THE LATCH PLATE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE BUCKLE WITHOUT PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON.

The risk

IN EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR COLLISION, SEAT BELT COULDRELEASE, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO OCCUPANTS.

The fix

REPLACE SEAT BELT BUCKLES.

SYSTEM: SEAT BELTS.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.

NHTSA campaign

88V163000

Filed by

General Motors Corp.

Report received

18 Oct 1988

Owners notified

29 Nov 1988

Potentially affected

85,063

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 Pontiac Lemans

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.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall database. Look up another campaign →