AM Safe: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 4 equipment recall campaigns for AM Safe. NHTSA received the reports from 1988 to 2001. The campaigns have 186,232 units in total. The newest campaign is 01E007000. NHTSA received the report on 20 Feb 2001.

NHTSA recall lookup

The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 186,232 units in total.

01E007000Received 20 Feb 2001. 31,561 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Retractor
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Equipment description: center push button seat belt buckle connectors (tongues) from lot 9909 and assemblies using these connectors manufactured between september 1 and september 30, 1999. Connectors for the affected lot were sent through a secondary process after stamping. The secondary process formed a chamfer in the contact surface of some of the connectors. A chamfer in the surface will allow the connector to disengage from the buckle during a vehicle crash leaving the occupant unrestrained. These buckle assemblies fail to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Serious injury or death could occur if the vehicle occupant is not properly restrained.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Am-safe is notifying customers that they will inspect and replace the defective buckle assemblies free of charge. Owner notification began march 1, 2001. 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 am-safe commercial products at 219-266-8330.
Products named: AM Safe Seat Belt Connectors.
Report filed by AM SAFE, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 1 Mar 2001.
00E048000Received 22 Aug 2000. 91,415 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Equipment description: center push button seat belt buckle assemblies manufactured using this buckle with buckle pawl lot numbers 01a, 02a, and 05a. These buckles were manufactured in the months of september 1999, december 1999, and january 2000. The defect is such that on some seat belts, the buckle and connector may unlatch during a collision, leaving the occupant unrestrained.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Serious injury or death could occur if the vehicle occupant is not properly restrained.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Am-safe is notifying customers that they will inspect and replace the defective buckle assemblies free of charge.
Products named: AM Safe Buckle Pawl.
Report filed by AM SAFE, INC..
97E018000Received 13 Jun 1997. 2,256 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The front seat belt retractor located next to the driver and passenger seats will not allow the belt to be extended so that it can be used.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of an accident, the driver or occupant would not be properly restrained increasing the risk of personal injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install new seat belt assemblies in these vehicles.
Products named: AM Safe.
Report filed by AM SAFE, INC..
88E012000Received 20 Apr 1988. 61,000 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The buckle assembly could have a large pawl to base clearance which may not allow the proper engagement of the connector.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The pawl to base clearance precludes the inability toengage the seat belt connector.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Inspect and replace all buckle assemblies found with improper clearance.
Products named: AM Safe.
Report filed by AM SAFE, INC..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

AM Safe equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1988, with 1 campaign.

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

Buckle Pawl1
Seat Belt Connectors1

Official channels

NHTSA recall lookupNHTSA shows the recalls of a child seat, a tire or equipment by brand and model.
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Cite this page

Recall Register. AM Safe: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/am-safe/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: AM SAFE, INC..

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which AM Safe products do the campaigns name?: The NHTSA records have 2 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: Buckle Pawl
How many units does a AM Safe equipment campaign have?: The median AM Safe campaign has 61,000 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the AM Safe campaigns name most often?: Seat Belts, in 4 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.