Labrie Recall 10V230000: Seat Belts

NHTSA recall 10V230000 · announced May 14, 2010 · filed by Labrie Environmental Group · 27 units affected

The problem

LABRIE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 AND 2009 EXPERT T, AUTOMIZER, AND AUTOMIZER 2010 GARBAGE AND RECYCLING TRUCKS. THE FEMALE PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT CAN BE DAMAGED BY THE ARM REST WHICH IS ALSO A JOYSTICK BRACKET.

The risk

IF THE FEMALE PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT IS DAMAGED, THE SEAT BELT MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.

What to do

LABRIE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY DAMAGED SEAT BELT AND INSTALL A DEFLECTOR TO PREVENT POSSIBLE DAMAGES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 18, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LABRIE AT 1-877-4LABRIE (1-877-452-2743).

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Vehicles covered by this recall

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