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NHTSA recall 79V223000

Seat belts › Front › Buckle assembly

Van Con School Bus

Reported Oct 1, 19792,400 vehicles affectedVAN-CON, INCORPORATED

The defect

The involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies". The knurl bar in the buckle does not adequately hold the webbing in place under load.

The remedy

Seat belts will be inspected and, if necessary, a v-shaped metal insert of 16 gauge steel will be fitted over the buckle webbing guide and welded to the inside buckle frame.

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Vehicles in this recall

Van Con School Bus
1975197619771978

Notes

Vehicle description: school buses.system: interior; seat belts.consequences of defect: the defective seat belt will not restrain an occupantduring a crash situation but allow him to travel forwards and possibly sustainserious personal injury.