NHTSA recall 91V053000

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	91V053000
Manufacturer	CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Reported	1991-04-10
Owners notified	1991-05-29
Component	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Units potentially affected	640000

What is wrong

INBOARD FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY STRAPS CAN SUFFER FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE STRAP NEAR ITS ANCHOR POSITION.

What can happen

FATIGUE FAILURE OF SAFETY BELTS IN A SUDDEN STOP ORACCIDENT CONDITION RESULTS IN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF INJURY TO SEAT OCCUPANT.

The remedy

REPLACE FATIGUED STRAPS OR RETROFIT STRAPS WITH A REINFORCEMENT PLATE AND REMOVAL OF AN ANTIROTATION TAB TO PREVENT FATIGUE FAILURE.

Notes

SYSTEM: SAFETY BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VANS AND CARS.

Vehicles this campaign lists
1990 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY	Built 1988-07-01 to 1990-01-01.
1989 DODGE CARAVAN	Built 1988-07-01 to 1990-01-01.
1990 DODGE CARAVAN	Built 1988-07-01 to 1990-01-01.
1989 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER	Built 1988-07-01 to 1990-01-01.
1990 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER	Built 1988-07-01 to 1990-01-01.

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 PE91026

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
PE91026	Preliminary evaluation, opened 1991-01-04, closed 1991-05-01. SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY.

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