Ford L800, L8000, L900, L9000 (1972-1978): Seat belts
Recall 77V191000 · Oct 25, 1977 · Ford Motor Company
6,500
vehicles affected
6,500
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 77V191000
- Date
- Oct 25, 1977
- Maker
- Ford Motor Company
- Units affected
- 6,500
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Seat belts > Front > Anchorage
- Model years
- 1972-1978
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
THE SEAT BELTS ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NOS. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION", AND 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES". THE NON-CONFORMITY EXISTS BECAUSE WHEN THE DRIVER"S SEAT IS ADJUSTED TO THE FULL FORWARD POSITION, THE SEAT CUSHION IS ADJUSTED TO MAXIMUM ELEVATION, AND THE SEAT BACK IS TILTED TO THE FULLY UPRIGHT POSITION, THE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT LONG ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE SOME DRIVERS.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DEALER WILL REPLACE ANY SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY THAT IS DETERMINED TO BE INSUFFICIENT, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
Vehicles covered
4 models, 28 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 77V191000?
4 models: Ford L800 (1972-1978), Ford L8000 (1972-1978), Ford L900 (1972-1978) and 1 more, about 6,500 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 77V191000?
DEALER WILL REPLACE ANY SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY THAT IS DETERMINED TO BE INSUFFICIENT, WITHOUT CHARGE 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.