NHTSA recall campaign

79V274000

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage

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4Affected configurations shown400Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentSeat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Report receivedMar 12, 1981
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

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.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALER WILL INSTALL IMPROVED SEAT TETHER MOUNTING BRACKETS, 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 79V274000

1979 WESTERN WL SERIESOpen vehicle record →1979 WESTERN WS SERIESOpen vehicle record →1978 WESTERN WS SERIESOpen vehicle record →1978 WESTERN WL SERIESOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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