NHTSA recall 85V059000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 85V059000 |
| Manufacturer | JAGUAR CARS |
| Reported | 1985-05-07 |
| Owners notified | 1985-10-01 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS:FRONT |
| Units potentially affected | 150000 |
What is wrong
WIDESPREAD LACK OF UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE OPERATION OF WEBBING SENSITIVE AND DUAL SENSITIVE SEAT BELTS HAS LEAD TO NON-USE OF BELTS BY A NUMBER OF OWNERS. SOME BELTS RETRACTORS MAY JAM, BIND OR LOCK. THIS MAY DISCOURAGE THE USE OF THE SAFETY BELTS. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: NON-USE OF SEAT BELTS SUBJECTS OCCUPANTS TO RISK OF INJURY IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR SUDDEN BRAKING.
The remedy
INSTRUCTINS ON PROPER BELT USAGE AND SIMPLE CHECKS WILL BE SENT TO OWNERS AND WILL REPLACE ANY MALFUNCTIONING RETRACTOR.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:TWO DOOR ROADSTERS AND COUPES PASSENGER CARS.SYSTEM: SEAT BELTS.
| 1977 MG MGB | |
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| 1978 MG MGB | |
| 1979 MG MGB | |
| 1980 MG MGB | |
| 1977 TRIUMPH TR7 | |
| 1978 TRIUMPH TR7 | |
| 1979 TRIUMPH TR7 | |
| 1980 TRIUMPH TR7 | |
| 1981 TRIUMPH TR7 | |
| 1977 TRIUMPH TR8 | |
| 1978 TRIUMPH TR8 | |
| 1979 TRIUMPH TR8 | |
| 1980 TRIUMPH TR8 | |
| 1981 TRIUMPH TR8 |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as EA83012
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EA83012 | Engineering analysis, opened 1983-03-21, closed 1985-05-02. SEATBELT RETRACTOR FAILURE. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.