- Vehicles
- 673,000
- Built between
- Mar 1988 – Mar 1990
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 23 July 1990
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 1988 and March 1990. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1988-1990 Buick RegalBuilt March 1988 to March 1990
- 1990 Chevrolet LuminaBuilt March 1988 to March 1990
- 1988-1990 Oldsmobile CutlassBuilt March 1988 to March 1990
- 1988-1990 Pontiac Grand PrixBuilt March 1988 to March 1990
What the defect is
Front shoulder belt guide loop attachment fastener may pull through door mounted anchor plate.
What could happen
Seat belt may not sustain loads required by FMVSS 210, and in a vehicle accident, the seat belt may not properly restrain a passenger, resulting in increased risk of greater injury to an occupant.
What gets fixed
REPLACE FRONT SHOULDER BELT GUIDE LOOP ATTACHMENT NUTS AND INSTALL NEW GUIDE COVER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 1988 to March 1990
- Recall reported to NHTSA14 March 1990
- Owners notified23 July 1990
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 14 March 1990.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 210
- 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
System: seat belt anchorage; FMVSS 210.VEHICLE description: passenger cars.
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.