NHTSA recall 97V073002

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	97V073002
Manufacturer	CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Reported	1997-05-12
Owners notified	1997-09-05
Component	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
Units potentially affected	24000

What is wrong

THE GUIDE RAIL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTAINS A COVERED CABLE AND ALSO AN ANGLED BELT GUIDE AT THE TOP END OF THE WEBBING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS CAN LEAD, OVER TIME, TO THE CABLE'S MOVEMENT EXERTING ABRADING FORCE TO THE LOWER EDGES OF THE CABLE'S CHAMBER, SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE THE CABLE TO DROP OUT OF THE CHAMBER WITH THE SHOULDER BELT ANCHORAGE BECOMING STUCK.

What can happen

IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW REPLACEMENT GUIDE RAIL THAT INCORPORATES A DOUBLE LIP DUST SEAL AND AN ANODIC OXIDE COATING.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE PHASED INTO THREE MAILINGS WITH THE FIRST MAILING BEGINNING DURING AUGUST 1997. NOTE:OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Vehicles this campaign lists
1992 DODGE COLT	Built 1992-04-01 to 1993-06-30.
1993 DODGE COLT	Built 1992-04-01 to 1993-06-30.
1992 EAGLE SUMMIT	Built 1992-04-01 to 1993-06-30.
1993 EAGLE SUMMIT	Built 1992-04-01 to 1993-06-30.
1992 PLYMOUTH COLT	Built 1992-04-01 to 1993-06-30.
1993 PLYMOUTH COLT	Built 1992-04-01 to 1993-06-30.

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 EA96014

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
EA96014	Engineering analysis, opened 1996-06-28, closed 1997-06-12. AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILURE. SEAT BELTS.

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