OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL
78V083000
Seat Belts:front:retractor
Reported Apr 14, 1978 · GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Summary
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES" IN THAT THE RIGHT HAND SEAT BELT RETRACTORS USED AT BOTH THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT POSITIONS MAY HAVE BEEN MISASSEMBLED. AS A RESULT, THEY MAY NOT LOCK.
Consequence
Not supplied in the source record.
Remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES AT NO CHARGE.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORHOMES.SYSTEM: INTERIOR; SEAT BELT RETRACTOR.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IF THE RETRACTORS DO NOT LOCK, PASSENGERS WOULD NOT BEPROPERLY RESTRAINED IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION, AND THE CHANCES OF PASSENGERINJURY WOULD BE INCREASED.
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