NHTSA Recall 78V083000

Filed by General Motors, LLC. Component: Seat Belts. Reported 1978-04-14. An estimated 28 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.

Defect

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.

What the manufacturer will do

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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Vehicles covered by this recall