The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 207, "ANCHORAGE OF SEATS", IN THAT THE FRONT SEAT ADJUSTER ASSEMBLIES HAVE LOCK BARS WHICH MAY NOT REMAIN ENGAGED WHEN TEST PROCEDURE FORCES ARE APPLIED TO THE SEAT.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL LOCK BAR RETURN SPRING WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
Other seats recalls in 1978
5 of the 272 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1978 concerned the seats; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 78V257000 1 Dec 1978 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 78V229000 18 Oct 1978 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 78V117000 1 Jun 1978 | SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION |
| 78V115000 24 May 1978 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1978