Front seat belt stalk excessive movement

FRONT SEAT BELT STALK EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT

Model

Discovery 5 Door Derivatives Discovery 5 Door Derivatives

Affected vehicles

719837 to 722521 552949 to 556320

Date

1997-03-28

Reference

28/03/97

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Front Seatbelt Stalk - Excessive Movement

MODEL

Discovery 5 Door Derivatives Discovery 5 Door Derivatives

DETAIL

It has been brought to our attention on final inspection that a small number of vehicles within the above Vin numbers have been despatched from Land Rover, that may not have the rotation plate fitted to the front seatbelt stalk, this will allow the seatbelt stalk to move to a position lower than normal.

ACTION REQUIRED

At the first opportunity or upon customer complaint of a seatbelt stalk being in a lower position than normal, check that the anti-rotation plate is fitted to the side of the seatbelt stalk, if the anti-rotation is not evident, then they should be ordered from Unipart and fitted at the earliest opportunity

PARTS INFORMATION

Seatbelt anti-rotation plate - STC 3913

PROCEDURE

Procedure for fitting the anti-rotation plate.

1) Remove the seatbelt stalk fixing bolt.

2) Fit the anti-rotation plate to the stalk as shown in the illustration opposite.

3) Refit the stalk and torque to 30Nm.

© Rover Group 1996

28/03/97

76/05/97/EN

AFFECTED VEHICLES

LP LJ 719837 to 722521 LJ 552949 to 556320 LD

WARRANTY

Normal warranty policy and procedures apply

COMP. CODE

8P2U

SRO

76.73.30 Remove and refit seat belt stalk 00.10 hour