OLSON UNSPECIFIED 1979: SEATS

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 79V191000

Make Model Year
OLSON UNSPECIFIED 1979
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1979-09-11 1979-08-21 1979-10-12

Production Dates: 1978-01-01 - 1979-08-01

Manufacturers Involved: OLSON BODIES, INC.

Component: SEATS

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 1113

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Regulation Part Number: 571

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: 207

Summary

THE INVOLVED VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES". THE CORRECT TOTAL NUMBER OF WELDS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO SEAT HOLD INSTALLATIONS. IN THE EVENT THAT A SEAT IS WITHOUT A WELD, THE SEAT COULD SLIDE FORWARD UPON IMPACT.

Remedy

A QUALIFIED WELDER WILL WELD THE SOCKET AND HOLDER ASSEMBLY OF THE SEAT. THIS PROCEDURE SHOULD BE PERFORMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, WITHOUT CHARGE.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER & MULTIPURPOSE VEHICLES, TRUCKS, BUSES.SYSTEM: INTERIOR; SEAT WELDS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, DEFECTIVE SEATS COULDCAUSE PERSONAL INJURY.