The defect
THE "CLAMSHELL" SEAT CONSTRUCTION FAILS TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 222, "SCHOOL BUS SEATING AND CRASH PROTECTION". THE SEATS ARE NOT SOFT ENOUGH TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED SURFACE CONTACT.
The remedy
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL WILL BE ADDED TO THE HEAD AREA OF THE SEATS TO INCREASE THE DEGREE OF SURFACE CONTACT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
Other seats recalls in 1979
9 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the seats; SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION filed 33 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. |
| 79V073000 22 Mar 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 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