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NHTSA recall 79V247000

Seat belts › Front › Anchorage

Buick Electra and 10 more

Reported Nov 13, 19791,326,404 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Built Sep 1, 1978 – Oct 1, 1979

The defect

The heads may break off the front outboard seat belt anchor bolts during normal vehicle operation even under no load conditions. This IS due to the combination of bolts used, high installation torque and arrangement of the body anchorage.

The remedy

Dealer will replace all original equipment front outboard seat belt anchor bolts on the affected vehicles at no cost to owner.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Buick Electra
1979
Buick Lesabre
1979
Cadillac Deville
1979
Cadillac Fleetwood
1979
Cadillac Limousine
1979
Chevrolet Caprice
1979
Chevrolet Impala
1979
Oldsmobile 88
19791980
Oldsmobile 98
19791980
Pontiac Bonneville
1979
Pontiac Catalina
1979

Notes

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: interior; seat belt anchors.consequences of defect: in the event of an accident, failure of a seat beltanchorage will increase the risk of injury to the wearer.