1988 Mercury Tracer defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1988 Mercury Tracer. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• SEATBELT RETRACTOR JAMS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE89037 · opened Jan 30, 1989 · closed May 25, 1989 · led to recall 89V085000

  Summary:inability to conveniently and quickly deploy and fastenseatbelts may discourage potential users.failure to properly use theseatbelts may increase the chance and/or severity of injury in theevent of a collision.===