Buick Electra, Lesabre; Cadillac Deville, Fleetwood and 7 more (1979-1980): Seat belts
Recall 79V247000 · Nov 13, 1979 · General Motors Corp.
1,326,404
vehicles affected
1,326,404
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 79V247000
- Date
- Nov 13, 1979
- Maker
- General Motors Corp.
- Units affected
- 1,326,404
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Seat belts > Front > Anchorage
- Model years
- 1979-1980
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Other or not stated
What is 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
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DEALER WILL REPLACE ALL ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FRONT OUTBOARD SEAT BELT ANCHOR BOLTS ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES AT NO COST TO OWNER.
Vehicles covered
11 models, 13 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 79V247000?
11 models: Buick Electra (1979), Buick Lesabre (1979), Cadillac Deville (1979) and 8 more, about 1.33 million vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 79V247000?
DEALER WILL REPLACE ALL ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FRONT OUTBOARD SEAT BELT ANCHOR BOLTS ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES AT NO COST TO OWNER.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.