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NHTSA safety recall

Recall 74V016000: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. · Reported to NHTSA Jan 25, 1974

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
Units potentially affectedThe manufacturer's own estimate of how many vehicles or items of equipment may contain the defect. It is not a count of failures, and not every unit in the range is necessarily affected.
26,421
Model years coveredModel years in our database that NHTSA matched to this campaign. Whether an individual vehicle is covered still depends on its VIN.
6
Models covered
6
Grouped from the model years above
Reported to NHTSA
Jan 25, 1974

What this recall covers

NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published

Notes

GENERAL MOTORS CAMPAIGN NO 74-C-10.OLDSMOBILE CAMPAIGN NO 74-C-4.BUICKCAMPAIGN NO 74-C-3.PONTIAC CAMPAIGN NO 74-C-4.POSSIBILITY THAT THE FRONTSEAT LAP-BELT RETRACTOR MAY INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO LOCK THE SEAT LAP-BELTWEBBING DUE TO WEAK LOCKING BAR SPRING.AS A RESULT, THE RETRACTOR MAY FAIL TOHOLD THE BELT IN POSITION DURING EXTREMELY HARD BRAKING ACTION OR UNDERACCIDENT CONDITIONS.THIS MAY CAUSE THE OCCUPANT TO SLIDE FORWARD ON THE SEATAND INCREASE THE POSSIBILITY OF INJURY.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND INSTALLINGNEW ASSIST SPRING WHERE NECESSARY.)

A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.

Campaign details

Identifiers and dates as filed with NHTSA

Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer's campaign number
Not recorded
NHTSA campaign number
74V016000
Units potentially affected
26,421
Report received
Jan 25, 1974
Production range
Not recorded
Campaign type
Vehicle
Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
Not recorded

Vehicles covered

6 model years across 6 models

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.