What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1991131
- Recall date
- 20 September 1991
- Make
- Chevrolet, Pontiac
- Models
- Cavalier, Sunbird
- Model years
- 1991
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Seats And Restraints
- Raised as
- Compliance Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 9,830
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S.210- SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES. IN A VEHICLE CRASH THE FRONT DOOR INTERLOCK STRIKER STUD MAY FAIL, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE DOOR FRAME TO COLLAPSE. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE FAILURE OF THE SHOULDER BELT TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT RESTRAINT TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.rnCORRECTION: THE STRIKER STUDS 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 1991131.