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NHTSA recall 78V108000

Seat belts › Front › Retractor

Ford Custom and 4 more

Reported May 15, 1978110,000 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYBuilt Oct 1, 1977 – Feb 1, 1978

The defect

The involved vehicles are equipped with shoulder harness retractors that may not lock. Should the vehicle experience a sudden deceleration or impact, the front seat occupant may not be restrained by the shoulder harness portion of the three-point seat belt system. Furthermore, the shoulder harness retractors may not allow extraction of the shoulder belt webbing due to a pre-locked condition. This IS a non-compliance to the emergency locking retractor performance requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies".

The remedy

The dealer will replace the seat belt assemblies if necessary, without charge to owner.

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford Custom
1978
Ford Custom 500
1978
Ford Ltd II
1978
Ford Thunderbird
1978
Mercury Cougar
1978

Notes

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: interior; seat belt retractors, shoulder.consequences of defect: a passenger not properly restrained could be subject topersonal injury in the event of a sudden stop or accident.