Ottawa Terminal Tractor: Seat belts

Date

June 8, 2007

Filed by

Kalmar Industries Corp

Vehicles

Ottawa Terminal Tractor (2007)

Manufacturer of the vehicles

Kalmar Solutions, LLC

Component

Seat Belts

Description of the defect

Certain 4X2 And 6X4 Terminal tractors equipped with Seat anchorage System tethers fail to conform to The requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard no. 210, "Seat Belt Assembly anchorages." The tether that anchors The Seat at The Seat Belt attachment Point to The floor of The cab has been determined by Our supplier to have not met The Performance requirements normally provided on The adjuster mechanism.

Potentially affected

59

What can happen

In The event of a crash And The tether is not adjusted correctly, The Seat And Seat Belt May not be secured allowing The passenger to be thrown forward, possibly resulting in personal injuries.

Remedy

Dealers will install The New tether strap Free of Charge. The recall began on July 31, 2007. Owners May contact Kalmar-Ottawa at 785-229-6327.

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

July 31, 2007

Recall type

V (vehicle)

FMVSS

210

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

07V231000

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.