Western Star Conventional: Seats and Restraints

Affects Western Star Conventional · 1988 — about 18 vehicles.

The hazard

On certain trucks, the seatbelt assembly may go into a non-lock mode if the seat cushion presses against the retractor neck with sufficient pressure to cause the komfort-lok feature to over-ride the free movement of the retractor clutch. This would result in the seat belt being ineffective in the event of a sudden stop or a vehicle crash. Correction: A spacer will be insalled between the seat belt reatractor and its mounting on the seat.

What to do

Contact your dealer; the remedy details were not included in the filing.

Critical — crash/injury risk now High — injury risk; see remedy Moderate — fix at next service Low — minor / informational