The defect
THE SEAT MATERIAL USED IN THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DOES NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 302, "FLAMMABILITY OF INTERIOR MATERIALS". THE VEHICLES INVOLVED ARE EQUIPPED WITH PASSENGER SEATS CONSTRUCTED WITH PADDING THAT WILL BURN AT A RATE EXCEEDING THE STANDARD LIMIT OF FOUR INCHES PER MINUTE.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING SEATBACK AND CUSHION WITH MATERIAL WHICH CONFORMS TO THE STANDARD.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: SEATS
Other seats recalls in 1980
4 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the seats; WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION filed 143 campaigns in all.
| 80V156000 28 Nov 1980 | BANGOR PUNTA CORP. |
| 80V122000 23 Sept 1980 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 80V011000 19 Feb 1980 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980