{"nhtsa_id":51769,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"1997-07-17","date":"1997-02-01","document_id":"BC1031197020","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"RECALLS 96S48 & 96S99: 90-92 PROBE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT RAIL & MOTOR ASSY FOR RECALLS 96S48 & 96S99 ARE IN EXTREMELY SHORT SUPPLY- THE RAIL & MOTOR ASSEMBLY ARE CURRENTLY ON BACK ORDER WITH A VERY LONG LEAD TIME REQUIRED TO RESTOCK- IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE RECALL ARE FOLLOWED COMPLETELY AND THAT THE RAIL & MOTOR ASSEMBLY IS ONLY REPLACED WHEN INSTRUCTED BY THE TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS- THE MAJORITY OF VEHICLES SERVICED UNDER THE RECALLS WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF THE RAIL (NO MOTOR) ONLY, NOT A FULL ASSEMBLY- RAIL (NO MOTOR) PART NUMBER F72Z-61610D45-A (LH) AND F72Z-61610D44-A (RH) ARE AVAILABLE AND CAN BE ORDERED BY CALLING 1-800-325-5621- ALL RAIL & MOTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENTS MUST BE RETURNED AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHARGE BACK IF REPLACED NEEDLESSLY. *JD","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/51769","components":[{"id":"seat-belts","name":"Seat belts","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"PROBE","year_from":1990,"year_to":1992,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["1990_ford_probe","1991_ford_probe","1992_ford_probe"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.","attribution":[]}