The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS". THE REQUIRED UNDERBODY SEAT REINFORCEMENTS MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED DURING ASSEMBLY. WITHOUT THE REINFORCEMENTS, THE SEAT ASSEMBLIES MAY NOT BE ADEQUATELY SECURED TO THE VEHICLE STRUCTURE TO PREVENT SEAT DETACHMENT IN A VEHICLE CRASH SITUATION.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL UNDERBODY REINFORCEMENTS WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: SEATS
Other seats recalls in 1978
5 of the 272 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1978 concerned the seats; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 78V229000 18 Oct 1978 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 78V180000 16 Aug 1978 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 78V117000 1 Jun 1978 | SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION |
| 78V115000 24 May 1978 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1978