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Recall 97V161000: Seat Belt Retractor Replacement

Vehicle Description: Passenger vehicles. If the driver or front passenger safety belt is pulled out much faster than normal, a number of time, the lock-up feature of the retractor will not work properly. In a rapid deceleration or vehicle crash, the occupant would not be properly restrained increasing the risk of personal injury. Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger safety belt retractor. Owner notification began during September 1997. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Saturn at 1-800-553-6000 (prompt 3). Also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

1997 SATURN SC1
1997 SATURN SC2