If the seat belt is completely severed, it can increase the risk of serious injury to an occupant in a crash.

Seat Belts — Front — Webbing

Date Announced
MAR 25, 1998
Vehicles Affected
20,000
NHTSA Campaign #
98V065000
Summary
Vehicle description: Light duty passenger trucks equipped with bucket seats. In certain frontal crashes, the front seat belt can slip between the seat bottom finisher and the seat back plastic recliner handle where it can be cut by the sharp edge of the metal portion of the recliner lever.
Actions
Dealers will replace the plastic handle on the end of the seat back reclining lever fwith a different shape handle which will prevent the seat belt from slipping between the handle and the seat.
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