Recall 07E017000: Seat Belts, Front, Buckle Assembly

NHTSA recall 07E017000 · announced March 2, 2007 · Schroth · 26 units affected

The problem

CERTAIN SCHROTH PROFI SERIES RACING HARNESSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 27, 2006, AND FEBRUARY 14, 2007. THESE HARNESSES ARE FITTED WITH BUCKLES MARKED WITH THE FOLLOWING MANUFACTURING CODES: (WEEK/YEAR), SL 12.XX 48/06, 49/06, 50/06, 51/06, 52/06 AND SL 19.XX 01/07, 02/07, 03/07, 04/07, 05/07, 06/07 AND 07/07, SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT. THE BUCKLE MAY NOT RELEASE UNDER LOAD AND WOULD HAVE TO BE CUT TO FREE THE OCCUPANT CREATING A DELAY IN GETTING THE OCCUPANT OUT OF THE VEHICLE.

The risk

PERSONAL INJURIES COULD OCCUR IF THE OCCUPANT CANNOT BE QUICKLY EXTRACTED FROM A CRASHED OR BURNING VEHICLE.

What to do

AS STATED BY THE MANUFACTURER, ALL 26 UNITS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. THEREFORE IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO SUBMIT AN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

HMS SAFETY RECALL NO. R1.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.