FORD CLUB WAGON 1979: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 78V214000

Make Model Year
FORD CLUB WAGON 1979
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1978-11-03 1978-10-05 1979-10-12

Production Dates: 1978-08-01 - 1978-09-01

Manufacturers Involved: Ford Motor Company

Component: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 874

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE OUTBOARD SEAT BELTS TO BECOME TRAPPED IN THE SEAT-BED PIVOTING MECHANISM. SHOULD THE BELT BECOME TRAPPED IN THE MECHANISM WHEN THE SEAT IS CONVERTED TO A BED, THE BELT MAY BECOME CUT OR FRAYED.

Remedy

THE DEALER WILL INSTALL SEAT BELT SHIELDS ON THE FOLDING SEAT/BED PIVOTING MECHANISM AND REPLACE THE OUTBOARD SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES IF DAMAGED, FREE OF CHARGE.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL SEAT-BEDS.SYSTEM: INTERIOR; SEAT BED SEAT BELT 'SHOULDER'.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IN THE EVENT OF SUDDEN BRAKING OR VEHICLE COLLISION,THE SEAT BELT MAY NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE SEAT OCCUPANT AND THE RISK OFPERSONAL INJURY IS INCREASED.