Component Description
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
Manufacturer That Filed Defect/noncompliance Report
MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
Begin Date Of Manufacturing
19880701
End Date Of Manufacturing
19910601
Vehicle, Equipment Or Tire Report
0
Potential Number Of Units Affected
4000
Date Owner Notified By MFR
19911011
Recall Initiator (MFR/OVSC/ODI)
MFR
Mfg
Mack Trucks, Inc.
Report Received Date
19910625
Record Creation Date
19910628
Regulation Part Number
571
Defect Summary
LAP AND SHOULDER SEAT BELT ARRANGEMENT FOR FIXED (NON-SUSPENSION) SEATS DOES NOT MEET THE SEAT BELT LOADING REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 210. THE INBOARD CLINCH NUT IN CAB SILL, WHERE THE BUCKLE FOR THE SHOULDER AND LAP BELT IS MOUNTED, PULLED OUT OF THE SILL DURING THE TESTS. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF SEAT BELT ANCHIRAGE FAILS, THE SEAT OCCUPANT FACES AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT OR SUDDEN STOP.
Consequence Summary
Corrective Summary
RELOCATE THE INBOARD SEAT BELT MOUNTING FROM TOP OF THE SILL TO THE FORWARD FLANGE OF THE SILL ON THE CAB FLOOR, AND ADD A 3MM FILLET WELD AROUND THE 2 INBOARD CLINCH NUTS.
Recall Notes
SYSTEM: SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGES; FMVSS 210.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY TRUCKS.