The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES FAIL TO COMFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES". THE TETHER BELT MOUNTING BRACKETS MAY ALLOW THE SEAT UPPER BASE TO ROTATE AND DISCONNECT UPON HEAVY LOADING.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL IMPROVED SEAT TETHER MOUNTING BRACKETS, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
Other seat belts recalls in 1979
11 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the seat belts; MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 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. |
| 79V067000 6 Mar 1979 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
| 79V058000 27 Feb 1979 | ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. |
| 79V055000 23 Feb 1979 | OLSON BODIES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979