The defect
IF PAPER OR OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS ARE PLACED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ASHTRAY RECEPTACLE, THEY COULD BECOME IGNITED AND FLAMES FROM THE FIRE MAY REACH THE INTERIOR OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.
The remedy
OWNER WILL BE SENT A METAL HEAT SHIELD TO BE INSTALLED ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, EITHER BY THE OWNER OR BY THE DEALER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Other unknown or other recalls in 1978
5 of the 272 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1978 concerned the unknown or other; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 78V255000 22 Nov 1978 | SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION |
| 78V160000 19 Jul 1978 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| 78V140000 14 Jun 1978 | SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION |
| 78V029000 9 Feb 1978 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1978