The defect
THE DRIVER"S SEAT BELT MAY FAIL TO MEET FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES". SEAT BELTS MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENTLY LONG TO ALLOW SOME DRIVERS TO FASTEN THEM WHEN THE SEAT IS IN THE FORWARD AND HIGHEST POSITION.
The remedy
SEAT BELTS OF THE CORRECT LENGTH WILL BE PROVIDED, WITHOUT CHARGE, FOR OWNER INSTALLATION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT
Other seat belts recalls in 1979
11 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the seat belts; MOTOR COACH IND., INC. filed 35 campaigns in all.
| 79V274000 27 Dec 1979 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 79V265000 20 Nov 1979 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 79V252000 20 Nov 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 79V247000 13 Nov 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 79V223000 1 Oct 1979 | VAN-CON, INCORPORATED |
| 79V222000 27 Sept 1979 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 79V058000 27 Feb 1979 | ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. |
| 79V055000 23 Feb 1979 | OLSON BODIES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979