In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.

Seat Belts

Date Announced
AUG 07, 2000
Vehicles Affected
156,305
Buick Recall #
00067
NHTSA Campaign #
00V228003
Summary
Vehicle description: Passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with TRW seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
Actions
Dealers will inspect the vehicle's safety belt buckle assembly date codes and, if necessary, will replace any safety belt buckle assembly.
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