NHTSA safety recall

Recall 79V247000

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage — Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and others · reported 13 Nov 1979 · 1,326,404 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

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 fix

DEALER WILL REPLACE ALL ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FRONT OUTBOARD SEAT BELT ANCHOR BOLTS ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES AT NO COST TO OWNER.

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.

NHTSA campaign
79V247000
Filed by
General Motors Corp.
Report received
13 Nov 1979
Owners notified
12 Nov 1979
Potentially affected
1,326,404

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1979 Buick Electra 1979 Buick Lesabre 1979 Cadillac Deville 1979 Cadillac Fleetwood 1979 Cadillac Limousine 1979 Chevrolet Caprice 1979 Chevrolet Impala 1979 Oldsmobile 88 1980 Oldsmobile 88 1979 Oldsmobile 98 1980 Oldsmobile 98 1979 Pontiac Bonneville 1979 Pontiac Catalina

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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