IllustrationTHE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING. *AK
1990 Daihatsu Charade
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 0 of 6 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Seat Belts. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
Seat Belts complaints
6 reportsDRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT HAS FAILED, SHOULDER BELT HAS TOTALLY FAILED. TT
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN HEAD ON COLLISION, SEAT BELT DID NOT KEEP PASSENGER IN PLACE. TT
MOTORIZED SEAT BELT FAILED TO LATCH. *AK
SEAT BRELT WILL NOT LATCH, CAUSING AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT TO CYCLE, DEALER DISCONNECTED THE SYSTEM. 8AK
LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT ON DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT. TT
Official recalls
189V213000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:master Cylinder
Dec 5, 1989
THE PRIMARY SIDE BRAKE CUP WITHIN THE MASTER CYLINDER MAY FAIL CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID LINE PRESSURE IN ONE-HALF OF THE DUAL BRAKING SYSTEM.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS WOULD CAUSE REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS ANDINCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy: REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.