The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 207, "ANCHORAGE OF SEATS", DUE TO POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE SEAT POST ATTACHMENT AT THE FLOOR IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THESE VEHICLES HAVE OVERSIZED BOLT HOLES IN THE FLOOR PAN WHICH MAY ALLOW THE SEAT ATTACHING NUTS TO PASS THROUGH THEM AND THUS TIGHTEN AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT BASE INSTEAD OF THE LONGITUDINAL SILL.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL A STEEL REINFORCEMENT PLATE ON THE BOTTOM SURFACE OF THE LONGITUDINAL SILL, AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: SEATS
Other seats recalls in 1977
7 of the 245 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1977 concerned the seats; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 77V225000 15 Dec 1977 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
| 77V217000 14 Dec 1977 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 77V129000 29 Aug 1977 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 77V080000 25 May 1977 | TRAVEL EQUIPMENT CORP. |
| 77V059000 26 Apr 1977 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 77V043000 28 Mar 1977 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1977