What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1988162
- Recall date
- 1 December 1988
- Make
- Passport
- Models
- Optima
- Model years
- 1988
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Seats And Restraints
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 3,373
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES MAY NOT PROPERLY LATCH ALLOWING THE LATCH PLATE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE BUCKLE WITHOUT PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON. IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR COLLISION, A SEAT BELT COULD RELEASE,INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS. rnCORRECTION: SEAT BELT BUCKLES WILL BE REPLACED.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1988162.