SMITTYBILT SCOUT 1978: SEAT BELTS:FRONT

Make : SMITTYBILT Model : SCOUT Year : 1978
Build Dates : 1977-05-01 - 1979-07-01
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 80V131000
Date Owner's Notified: 1980-11-18 Date Received by ODI: 1980-10-18 Date Added to Database: 1980-11-12
Manufacturers Involved: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall:
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Component: SEAT BELTS:FRONT
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 2200
Summary:
      THE SEAT BELTS MAY BE CUT BY AN INNER REINFORCEMENT OF THE FRONT SEAT FRAME, AND MAY SEVER ON SEVERE IMPACT.
Consequence:
     
Remedy:
      THE DEALER WILL APPLY A PROTECTIVE COVERING TO THE REINFORCEMENT EDGE AT THE DRIVER"S INBOARD AND PASSENGER"S OUTBOARD SEAT FRAME AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
Report Initiator: MFR V Report
Regulation Part Number: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Notes:
      VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS.SYSTEM: INTERIOR; SEAT BELTS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER MAY NOT BE RESTRAINED IN THEVEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF A SEVERE IMPACT, WHICH CAN RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY TOTHE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER.