Auto Recall Date:
MAY 14, 1991
Vehicle Component:
SEAT BELTS
Estimated Vehicles Affected:
4028
Model Affected
1988 STERLING 825
1988 Sterling 825 Defect Summary:
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY MAY MALFUNCTION DURING ABRUPT BRAKING OR CORNERING. THE ASSEMBLY MAY TIGHTEN AGAINST THE OCCUPANT RESTRICTING MOVEMENT. ALSO, THE RETRACTOR DRIVER UNIT MAY STALL IN ANY POSITION, LEAVING THE BELT LOOSE. IN EITHER CASE, THE BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED.
Defect Consequence:
THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER RESTRAINT SYSTEM WOULD NOT ALLOWSEAT OCCUPANT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT DISCONNECTING THE SAFETY BELT.
Remedy:
REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES.
Estimated Vehicles Affected:
4028
Notes:
STERLING MOTOR CARS.