The defect
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE EXHAUST VENT OPENING FOR THE FURNACE WAS COVERED OVER AFTER MANUFACTURING AND TESTING WAS COMPLETED.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL A NEW VENT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Other visibility recalls in 1979
15 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the visibility; GEORGIE BOY MFG., INC. filed 11 campaigns in all.
| 79V272000 27 Dec 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V260000 14 Dec 1979 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 79V244000 6 Nov 1979 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. |
| 79V245000 6 Nov 1979 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 79V207000 14 Sept 1979 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 79V202000 11 Sept 1979 | AMERICAN GARELLI EAST,LTD |
| 79V190000 14 Aug 1979 | UNITED TRADE REP(TOMOS) |
| 79V156000 19 Jun 1979 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979