# A seat belt load limiter fitted as original equipment obviously missing or a folded webbing type load limiter deployed — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For A seat belt load limiter fitted as original equipment obviously missing or a folded webbing type load limiter deployed, category is Major; inspection item number is 7.1.3; defect reference is (a); inspection item is Seat belt load limiters; authority is DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** A seat belt load limiter fitted as original equipment obviously missing or a folded webbing type load limiter deployed _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Major _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item number:** 7.1.3
- **Defect reference:** (a) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Seat belt load limiters
- **Authority:** DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (a) | A seat belt load limiter fitted as original equipment obviously missing or a folded webbing type load limiter deployed | Major

## Source

- https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/7-other-equipment

Last verified: 2026-08-06. Review by: 2027-02-02.
Part of [Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts](https://referencesource.org/vehicle-inspection-defect-categories/).