The defect
THE INVOVLED VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 201, "OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACTS". INCORRECT HEAD RESTRAINTS MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, INSTALL NEW HEAD RESTRAINTS AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
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; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 79V268000 20 Dec 1979 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 79V191000 21 Aug 1979 | OLSON BODIES, INC. |
| 79V126000 24 May 1979 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 79V083000 4 Apr 1979 | SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION |
| 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