{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1989037 (Freightliner), 1987 to 1988: Seats And Restraints",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1989037/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1989037, FREIGHTLINER HCOE, CONVENTIONAL, 1989-03-22. ON TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 3-POINT SEAT BELTS AND BOSTROM SMARTSEATS, ABRADING OF.",
  "excerpt": "Freightliner Hcoe, Conventional. Published by Transport Canada as 1989037 on 22 March 1989. System: Seats And Restraints. What the notice says On trucks equipped with 3-point seat belts and bostrom smartseats, abrading of the seat belt webbing may occur at the d-ring when the seat belts are not worn. this abrading is due to the under damped ride of the bostrom smartseats and a tendency for the webbing to bunch-up at the d-ring if the d-ring does not swivel … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. ON TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 3-POINT SEAT BELTS AND BOSTROM SMARTSEATS, ABRADING OF THE SEAT BELT WEBBING MAY OCCUR AT THE D-RING WHEN THE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT WORN. THIS ABRADING IS DUE TO THE UNDER DAMPED RIDE OF THE BOSTROM SMARTSEATS AND A TENDENCY FOR THE WEBBING TO BUNCH-UP AT THE D-RING IF THE D-RING DOES NOT SWIVEL FREELY. ABRADING OF THE SEAT BELT WEBBING CAN REDUCE ITS STRENGTH AND IN A COLLISION SITUATION INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY. CORRECTION: A STIFFER BOSTROM SMARTSEAT SHOCK ABSORBER AND DIFFERENT D-RING FASTENERS ARE BEING EVALUATED. THE SEAT BELT WEBBING WILL BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED WHERE NECESSARY. Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published. The wording above is th",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:08:16+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:08:16+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1989037 (Freightliner), 1987 to 1988: Seats And Restraints\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1989037/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}