The defect
VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 207, "ANCHORAGE OF SEATS". THE LOCK BAR IN THE FRONT SEAT ADJUSTER ASSEMBLIES MAY NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY AND THE ABILITY OF THE SEAT ADJUSTER TO MAINTAIN THE SEAT IN A LATCHED POSITION DURING AN ACCIDENT MAY BE REDUCED.
The remedy
BOTH FRONT SEAT ADJUSTER ASSEMBLIES WILL BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: SEATS
Other seats recalls in 1979
9 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the seats; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 79V268000 20 Dec 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V196000 28 Aug 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 79V191000 21 Aug 1979 | OLSON BODIES, INC. |
| 79V126000 24 May 1979 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 79V083000 4 Apr 1979 | SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION |
| 79V068000 8 Mar 1979 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 79V049000 21 Feb 1979 | SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION |
| 79V013000 9 Jan 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979