NHTSA recall 90V105000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 90V105000 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 1990-05-14 |
| Owners notified | 1991-03-07 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY |
| Units potentially affected | 1500000 |
What is wrong
PLASTIC COMPONENTS OF SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES DO NOT CONTAIN AN ULTRA VIOLET STABILIZER, AND EXPOSURE TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND ELEVATED INTERIOR TEMPERATURES COULD WEAKEN THE PLASTIC COMPONENTS.
What can happen
THIS COULD RESULT IN BREAKAGE OF PLASTIC COMPONENTS WHICHCOULD PREVENT BUCKLE FROM LATCHING AND PROTECTING OCCUPANT IN A SUDDEN STOP ORACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE OR REPAIR SEAT BELT BUCKLE.
Notes
SYSTEM: SEAT BELT BUCKLE.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.
| 1984 CHEVROLET CAMARO | Built 1983-09-01 to 1990-06-01. |
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| 1985 CHEVROLET CAMARO | Built 1983-09-01 to 1990-06-01. |
| 1986 CHEVROLET CAMARO | Built 1983-09-01 to 1990-06-01. |
| 1987 CHEVROLET CAMARO | Built 1983-09-01 to 1990-06-01. |
| 1988 CHEVROLET CAMARO | Built 1983-09-01 to 1990-06-01. |
| 1989 CHEVROLET CAMARO | Built 1983-09-01 to 1990-06-01. |
| 1990 CHEVROLET CAMARO | Built 1983-09-01 to 1990-06-01. |
| 1984 PONTIAC FIREBIRD | Built 1983-09-01 to 1990-06-01. |
| 1985 PONTIAC FIREBIRD | Built 1983-09-01 to 1990-06-01. |
| 1986 PONTIAC FIREBIRD | Built 1983-09-01 to 1990-06-01. |
| 1987 PONTIAC FIREBIRD | Built 1983-09-01 to 1990-06-01. |
| 1988 PONTIAC FIREBIRD | Built 1983-09-01 to 1990-06-01. |
| 1989 PONTIAC FIREBIRD | Built 1983-09-01 to 1990-06-01. |
| 1990 PONTIAC FIREBIRD | Built 1983-09-01 to 1990-06-01. |
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 EA90001
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.
| EA90001 | Engineering analysis, opened 1989-10-03, closed 1990-07-10. SAFETY BUCKLE BREAKAGE. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.