The defect
ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE OUTBOARD SEAT BELTS TO BECOME TRAPPED IN THE SEAT-BED PIVOTING MECHANISM. SHOULD THE BELT BECOME TRAPPED IN THE MECHANISM WHEN THE SEAT IS CONVERTED TO A BED, THE BELT MAY BECOME CUT OR FRAYED.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSTALL SEAT BELT SHIELDS ON THE FOLDING SEAT/BED PIVOTING MECHANISM AND REPLACE THE OUTBOARD SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES IF DAMAGED, FREE OF CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
Other seat belts recalls in 1978
12 of the 272 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1978 concerned the seat belts; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 78V246000 9 Nov 1978 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 78V216000 10 Oct 1978 | ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED |
| 78V191000 5 Sept 1978 | ZIMMER HOMES CORP. |
| 78V168000 7 Aug 1978 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 78V156000 5 Jul 1978 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 78V108000 15 May 1978 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 78V099000 3 May 1978 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 78V083000 14 Apr 1978 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1978