Official NHTSA recall campaign

NHTSA Recall 79V156000

Visibility › Windshield

Check my VIN
8Affected configurations shown3,000Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentVisibility › Windshield
Report receivedJul 6, 1980
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THE OPENING FOR THE WINDSHIELD IN THE CAB MAY BE TOO LARGE TO PERMIT PROPER RETENTION OR SEALING OF THE WINDSHIELD.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALER WILL INSTALL UPPER AND LOWER METAL RETAINING BRACKETS TO HOLD WINDSHIELD IN POSITION, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

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 79V156000

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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