| NHTSA Record Id: 1648 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: ISUZU |
| Recalled Component Id: 000015310000106663000000268 |
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| Model Name: TF |
Model Year: 1994 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V281000 |
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| Component Name: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 01 1994 |
End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 31 1994 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 14449 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 16 2002 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Oct, 15 2002 |
| Record Creation date : Oct, 23 2002 |
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| Defect Summary : On certain sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks, the latch plate used in the seat belt buckle was not manufactured according to design dimensions. if the seat belt tongue is inserted slowly at an angle into the buckle, there is a possibility of partial engagement. |
Consequence Summary: This condition can cause the seat belt tongue to come out of the buckle in the event of a collision or hard braking of the vehicle increasing the risk of personal injury to an occupant of the seat. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the buckle and, if necessary, replace the buckle assembly with a new buckle. owner notification is expected to begin during mid-december 2002. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact isuzu at 1-800-643-4070. |
Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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