What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1989035
- Recall date
- 14 March 1989
- Make
- Chevrolet, Pontiac
- Models
- Beretta, Corsica, Tempest
- Model years
- 1989
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Seats And Restraints
- Raised as
- Compliance Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 4,349
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S. 209 - SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES. THE FRONT SEAT BELT LATCH PLATES MAY NOT ENGAGE THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES OR DO SO ONLY AFTER WIGGLING THE LATCH PLATE, RESULTING IN A NO-LATCH CONDITION OR SOME DIFFICULTY IN GETTING A LATCHED CONDITION.IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR A VEHICLE CRASH, FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS MAY NOT BE ADEQUATELY RESTRAINED. CORRCTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND FRONT SEAT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES WILL BE REPLACED AS REQUIRED.
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 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 1989035.