Preliminary Evaluation · Closed
OCCUPANT HARNESS BUCKLE FAILURE
Manufacturer: CENTURY PRODUCTS
What NHTSA is examining
Odi opened pe98-029 based on two reports indicating the buckle of the occupant harness broke and came apart.odi was able to recover and inspect both of the broken harness buckles.the inspection revealed the buckle housings experienced cracks along a seam where the buckle housing is joined together.furthermore, odi's inspection of a new buckle reveals thatinadvertent buckle release may also occur in use without fracture.in it's response of july 31, 1998 to odi's information request century provided information concerning 92 additional reports of broken buckles.century also provided information concernig seven reports of buckle releasing.
Vehicles under investigation
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.