NHTSA safety recall

Recall 91V072000

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage — Explorer · reported 2 May 1991 · 22,037 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

THE REAR SEAT SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE FAILED TO SUSTAIN THE LOADS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 210. SAFETY BELTS ARE ANCHORED TO A BAR ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE.

The risk

OCCUPANTS OF SEATS WITH UNSAFE BELTS HAVE INCREASED RISKOF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

The fix

REPLACE THE FLOOR MOUNTED SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE WITH A FRAME MOUNTED ASSEMBLY.

SYSTEM: SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE; FMVSS 210.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FULL SIZE MULTIPURPOSE VAN CONVERSIONS WITH REARSOFA SEATS.

NHTSA campaign
91V072000
Filed by
Explorer Van Company
Report received
2 May 1991
Owners notified
1 Oct 1991
Potentially affected
22,037

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 Explorer Van 1988 Explorer Van 1989 Explorer Van 1990 Explorer Van

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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