Recall 78V047000: 1978 Mercury Bobcat and 2 other models

Report received

Mar 8, 1978

Manufacturer

Ford motor company

Potentially affected

1,956vehicles

Model years

1978

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

The automatic locking rear seat belt retractors on certain vehicles may fail to lock due to binding of the locking pawl against the retractor housing. This binding is caused by retractor housing deformation which occurred during assembly. As a result the passengers would be restrained only by the fully extended belt. This fails to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection".

Remedy

Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace one or both rear seat belt assemblies free of charge.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1978 Ford Mustang3 complaints
• 1978 Ford Pinto1 complaints
• 1978 Mercury Bobcat0 complaints