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United States 91V077000

AUSTIN ROVER CARS NA, INC

SEAT BELTS — INTERIOR SYSTEMS:PASSIVE RESTRAINT:BELTS · May 14, 1991

The problem

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY MAY MALFUNCTION DURING ABRUPT BRAKING OR CORNERING. THE ASSEMBLY MAY TIGHTEN AGAINST THE OCCUPANT RESTRICTING MOVEMENT. ALSO, THE RETRACTOR DRIVER UNIT MAY STALL IN ANY POSITION, LEAVING THE BELT LOOSE. IN EITHER CASE, THE BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED.

Risk

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER RESTRAINT SYSTEM WOULD NOT ALLOWSEAT OCCUPANT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT DISCONNECTING THE SAFETY BELT.

What owners should do

REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES.

Units 4028

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