Beam's CH300: Seat belts

Date

Sept. 8, 2006

Filed by

Beams Industries, Inc.

Vehicles

Beam's CH300 (years not listed)

Component

Seat Belts

Description of the defect

Certain Beam's Seat Belt assemblies, model CH300, manufactured between June 22 And July 17, 2006, sold as Replacement Equipment for various passenger Vehicles. An Assembly error occurred with an adjuster known as Beam's part number 303 adjuster. The webbing pulls through The adjuster when it should be locking under Load.

Potentially affected

1071

What can happen

In The event of a Vehicle crash, The Seat occupant May not be properly restrained, possibly resulting in serious injuries or even death.

Remedy

Beam's will notify owners And replace The Seat belts Free of Charge. The recall began on August 10, 2006. Owners May contact Beam's at 405-793-0505.

Recall notes

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.

Owner notification date

Aug. 10, 2006

Recall type

E (equipment)

FMVSS

209

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

06E078000

What should I do? Car recall: how to check your car and get it fixed

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.