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NHTSA Campaign 80E002000

SEATS

Issued by LEGGETT · Reported Jan 22, 1980 · 3,200 vehicles affected

What's wrong

THE SEAT BELT BRACKET AND SEAT PEDESTAL ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS", AND NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES". THE COMBINED ASSEMBLY OF THE 5193 SEAT BELT BRACKET AND THE 5298 SEAT PEDESTAL ARE UNABLE TO WITHSTAND THE TEST LOADS SPECIFIED IN THE STANDARDS.

Remedy

MANUFACTURER WILL RECOVER UNSOLD STOCK OF SEAT BELT BRACKETS. THOSE ALREADY INSTALLED IN VEHICLES WILL BE REMOVED AND SEAT BELTS WILL BE REATTACHED USING ANCHOR BOLTS ORIGINALLY PROVIDED BY VEHICLE MANUFACTURER. IF NECESSARY, HARDWARE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR REATTACHMENT.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
LEGGETT & PRATT LEGGETT & PRATT 3,200

Source: NHTSA Campaign 80E002000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.