- Vehicles
- 3,466
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 26 September 2007
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Beams 1201
- Beams 1324
- Beams CH201
- Beams CSRD1511
- Beams WSCH201
What the defect is
Certain beams safety seat belts manufactured between april 2005 and june 2007 sold as aftermarket for use in certain vehicles. The webbing surface does not allow proper grab with the adjuster component. The webbing does not lock at the prescribed angle of 30 degrees which fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, seat belt assemblies.
What could happen
In the event of a vehicle crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained, possibly resulting in personal injuries.
What gets fixed
BEAMS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE SEAT BELT FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2007.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA2 August 2007
- Owners notified26 September 2007
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 2 August 2007.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners can contact beams at 1-888-343-9266.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- BEAMS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 209
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.