GREAT DANE VAN 1978: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

Make : GREAT DANE Model : VAN Year : 1978
Build Dates : 0000-00-00 - 0000-00-00
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 78V191000
Date Owner's Notified: 1978-08-03 Date Received by ODI: 1978-09-05 Date Added to Database: 1979-10-12
Manufacturers Involved: ZIMMER MOTOR CARS CORP.
Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall:
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Component: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 2673
Summary:
      THE SEAT BELTS ARE ATTACHED TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS INSTEAD OF THE FLOOR. THE SEAT BELTS SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR TO ELIMINATE EXCESSIVE LOAD IN THE SEAT SLIDER ASSEMBLY. THIS FAILS TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS".
Consequence:
     
Remedy:
      DEALER WILL REPLACE AND PROPERLY ANCHOR SEAT BELTS WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
Report Initiator: MFR V Report
Regulation Part Number: 571 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: 207
Notes:
      VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VANS.SYSTEM: INTERIOR; SEAT BELTS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT, SEAT BELTS MAY NOTADEQUATELY RESTRAIN PASSENGERS, AND THE CHANCES OF PERSONAL INJURIES WOULD BEINCREASED.