NHTSA safety recall

Recall 89V008000

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor — Peterbilt · reported 17 Jan 1989 · 8,000 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

RETRACTOR HOUSING ON SEAT BELT MAY INTERFERE WITH THE SEAT CUSHION.

The risk

IF SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED TO LOCK IN AN EMERGENCY,DRIVER MAY NOT BE RETAINED AND PERSONAL INJURY MAY RESULT.

The fix

INSTALL A SPACER TO ELIMINATE ANY INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE SEAT CUSHION AND THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR HOUSING.

SYSTEM: DRIVERS SEAT BELT.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH BOSTRUM SUSPENSION SEATSAND INDIANA MILLS AND MANUFACTURING 2 POINT KOMFORT LOK RETRACTING SEAT BELTS.

NHTSA campaign

89V008000

Filed by

Paccar, Incorporated

Report received

17 Jan 1989

Owners notified

28 Jul 1989

Potentially affected

8,000

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.

1986 Peterbilt Peterbilt 1987 Peterbilt Peterbilt 1988 Peterbilt Peterbilt

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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