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NHTSA recall 80V013000

Seats

White Truck Western Star

Reported Feb 11, 198047 vehicles affectedWHITE MOTOR CORPORATIONBuilt Oct 1, 1979 – Nov 1, 1979

The defect

The seat material used in the involved vehicles does not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 302, "flammability of interior materials". The vehicles involved are equipped with passenger seats constructed with padding that will burn at a rate exceeding the standard limit of four inches per minute.

The remedy

The dealer will replace the existing seatback and cushion with material which conforms to the standard.

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Vehicles in this recall

White Truck Western Star
1979

Notes

Vehicle description: trucks.system: interior; seat material.consequences of defect: if the outer covering of the seat IS torn, the paddingcould ignite upon contact with an open flame, a lit cigarette or cigar. Thiscould result in a fire and personal injury.