Recalls › 79V083000

NHTSA recall 79V083000

Seats › Front assembly › Head restraint

Superior Contential and 2 more

Reported Apr 4, 19792,652 vehicles affectedSHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATIONBuilt Jul 1, 1977 – Apr 1, 1978

The defect

The "clamshell" seat construction fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "school bus seating and crash protection". The seats are not soft enough to provide the required surface contact.

The remedy

Additional material will be added to the head area of the seats to increase the degree of surface contact.

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Vehicles in this recall

Superior Contential
1977
Superior Pacemaker
1977
Superior Van
1977

Notes

Vehicle description: school buses equipped with "clamshell" seat construction.system: interior; seat construction.consequences of defect: in the event of an accident, the design of the seats,in combination with the force of the impact, could result in personal injury tovehicle passengers.