Item Affected: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
Date Announced: 10/26/1983
Description of Recall: THE REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT INCLUDE EMERGENCY-LOCKING OR AUTOMATIC-LOCKING RETRACTORS. THE BELTS DO NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION".
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It: RECALLED VEHICLES WILL HAVE THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT AND A PORTION TO THE LEFT BELT REPLACED WITH RETRACTABLE BELTS.
Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: INTERIOR SYSTEMS; REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THIS OMISSION MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO REARSEAT OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION.
Item Affected: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
Date Announced: 03/01/1985
Description of Recall: METAL BUSHINGS FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL LINKAGE ARE SUBJECT TO CORROSION DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALSO, THERE IS NOT ENOUGH CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE BUSHINGS AND THE SHAFT; AND THE LINKAGE POINTS WERE NOT LUBRICATED. THUS, CRUISE CONTROL LINKAGE CAN BIND, CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK IN A DEPRESSED POSITION. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE VEHICLE, WITHOUT WARNING, WOULD CONTINUE AT SET SPEED AND CAN'T BE REDUCED. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It: REPLACE THE METAL BUSHINGS WITH THE PLASTIC VERSION.
Notes: VEHICLE DESCIPTION: PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL. SYSTEM: CRUISE CONTROL LINKAGE.