NHTSA recall campaign

78V115000

Seats › Front Assembly › Head Restraint

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5Affected configurations shown1,643Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentSeats › Front Assembly › Head Restraint
Report receivedDec 5, 1979
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

INCORRECT HEAD RESTRAINTS MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES. THIS FAILS TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 201, "OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACTS".

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE INCORRECT HEAD RESTRAINTS WITH IMPROVED HEAD RESTRAINTS.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 78V115000

1978 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLOOpen vehicle record →1978 CHEVROLET MALIBUOpen vehicle record →1978 PONTIAC LEMANSOpen vehicle record →1978 PONTIAC GRAND AMOpen vehicle record →1978 PONTIAC GRAND LEMANSOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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