NHTSA safety recall

Recall 89V048000

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor — Lincoln · reported 27 Mar 1989 · 750 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

THE LEFT SIDE, REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY MAY BE IMPROPERLY SECURED AND COULD PULL FREE OF ITS MOUNTING LOCATION.

The risk

OCCUPANT, THOUGH STILL RESTRAINED BY THE LAP PORTION OFTHE BELT, WOULD NOT HAVE UPPER BODY PROTECTION.

The fix

REINSTALL THE RETRACTOR ATTACHMENT BOLT.

SYSTEM: REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.

NHTSA campaign
89V048000
Filed by
Ford Motor Company
Report received
27 Mar 1989
Owners notified
12 Apr 1989
Potentially affected
750

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.

1989 Lincoln Continental

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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