NHTSA recall 89V226000

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	89V226000
Manufacturer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Reported	1989-12-18
Owners notified	1990-01-26
Component	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
Units potentially affected	118787

What is wrong

VANS WERE PRODUCED WITHOUT PLASTIC COVER DESIGNED TO COVER OUTBOARD SEAT BACK PIVOT HINGE ALLOWING WEBBING OF FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE SAFETY BELTS TO BECOME ABRADED OR CUT DUE TO CONTACT WITH EXPOSED HINGE.

What can happen

DAMAGE TO BELT WEBBING COULD WEAKEN BELTS TO POINT OFFAILURE INCREASING RISK OF INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT OR A SUDDEN STOP.

The remedy

INSTALL PLASTIC PIVOT COVER; REPLACE BELTS AS NECESSARY.

Notes

SYSTEM: SAFETY BELTS.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VANS EQUIPPED WITH CAPTAINS CHAIRS.

Vehicles this campaign lists
1986 FORD AEROSTAR	Built 1985-08-01 to 1986-09-01.
1987 FORD AEROSTAR	Built 1985-08-01 to 1986-09-01.

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 EA89032

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.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
EA89032	Engineering analysis, opened 1989-08-03, closed 1990-04-05. SAFETY BELT FRAYING. SEAT BELTS.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.