The defect
THE SEAT BELTS ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NOS. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION", AND 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES". THE NON-CONFORMITY EXISTS BECAUSE WHEN THE DRIVER"S SEAT IS ADJUSTED TO THE FULL FORWARD POSITION, THE SEAT CUSHION IS ADJUSTED TO MAXIMUM ELEVATION, AND THE SEAT BACK IS TILTED TO THE FULLY UPRIGHT POSITION, THE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT LONG ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE SOME DRIVERS.
The remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE ANY SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY THAT IS DETERMINED TO BE INSUFFICIENT, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
Other seat belts recalls in 1977
4 of the 245 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1977 concerned the seat belts; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 77V204000 21 Nov 1977 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 77V174000 12 Oct 1977 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 77V100000 23 Jun 1977 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1977