The defect
THE JOINT OF THE LOWER INTERIOR ALUMINIZED PANELS LOCATED AT THE REAR SIDE EMERGENCY DOOR OPENING HAVE NO FASTENING WITHIN THE 8 INCH JOINT WIDTH. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 221, "SCHOOL BUS BODY JOINT STRENGTH".
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSTALL ADDITIONAL FASTENERS TO CONFORM TO THE SAFETY STANDARD, AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY
Other structure recalls in 1979
13 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the structure; SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION filed 33 campaigns in all.
| 79V264000 20 Nov 1979 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. |
| 79V249000 16 Nov 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V246000 6 Nov 1979 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 79V232000 22 Oct 1979 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 79V192000 24 Aug 1979 | CHAMPION HOME BLDR. CO. |
| 79V153000 19 Jun 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V116000 15 May 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V108000 1 May 1979 | TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979