# Transport Canada recall 1996176

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 1996176
- Manufacturer's number: 96069
- Reported: 1996\-11\-06
- Component: Seats And Restraints
- Notification type: Compliance Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 22

## What is wrong

NOTE:  CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES.

THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S. 209 \- SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES.

THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS MAY LOCK\-UP ON SLOPES LESS SEVERE THAN THE REQUIREMENT OF THE STANDARD. AS A RESULT, OCCUPANTS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXTRACT AND FASTEN THEIR SEAT BELTS UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS MOVED TO A MORE LEVEL SURFACE.

CORRECTION:  DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR PROPER FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR POSITION AND THOSE FOUND TO BE IMPROPERLY POSITIONED WILL BE REINSTALLED CORRECTLY.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1997 CHEVROLET CAMARO](/makes/chevrolet/camaro/1997/recalls.md)
- [1997 PONTIAC FIREBIRD](/makes/pontiac/firebird/1997/recalls.md)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/1996176](/v1/recalls/tc/1996176)

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