Recall - Front Seat Safety Belt Assembly Replacement: Overview
CATEGORYRecall
SECTION
9
PAGE
21
ISSUE
05/96-0682
CODE
853
Subject:
Recall 703: Front Seat Safety Belt Assemblies
Application:
1996 900 5-Door Models within VIN Serial No. Range T2029000-T2032932
Recall
703
Inspection of Front Seat Safety Belt Assemblies
Safety-related
Certain 1996 900 5-Door Models
NHTSA 96V-077
The Campaign
Saab Cars USA, Inc. has notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that a noncompliance which relates to motor vehicle safety may exist in certain 1996 900 5-door models.
On certain 1996 900 5-door models, the front seat safety belt assembly outboard attachment plate may have been incorrectly heat treated. This incorrect heat treatment could cause the belt to not withstand the forces required under FMVSS 209 (S4.4.b.1) and 210 (S4.2.2).
Vehicles within the affected VIN Serial No. Range are to be inspected using the procedure that follows. If the belt(s) are found to be within the affected date code, they are to be replaced.
A VIN Status List is included for your use as a checklist to keep track of cars that are completed or that remain to be done. Owners known to Saab Cars USA, Inc. are identified on this list. Should you not receive a VIN Status List, this is an indication that no affected vehicles have been sent to your dealership.
Vehicles Affected:
1996 900 5-door models within the following VIN Serial No. Ranges: T2029000-T2032932 (inclusive)
Recall Schedule:
Dealer Notification (DOS E-Mail) and
Delivery Stop Fax 4/25/96
Start of Inspections 4/25/96
Telephone Call to Owners of delivered cars 4/26/96 (approx. 40)
Follow up notice and instructions to dealers
on recall decision (DOS E-Mail) 5/3/96
PSI Bulletin issued 5/9/96
Owner Notification Letters
(to owners who took delivery prior to 4/25/96) 5/15/96
Parts (if required):
Front seat safety belt assembly (LH) 46 29 572
Front seat safety belt assembly (RH) 46 29 580
Recall Video:
There will be no instructional video produced for this recall.