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Vehicle recall 77V216000 · December 14, 1977

Chevrolet P10, Chevrolet P20 and 1 more model

The involved vehicles fail to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 207, "anchorage of seats", due to possible failure of the seat post attachment at the floor in…

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary
The involved vehicles fail to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 207, "anchorage of seats", due to possible failure of the seat post attachment at the floor in the event of an accident. These vehicles have oversized bolt holes in the floor pan which may allow the seat attaching nuts to pass through them and thus tighten against the bottom of the seat base instead of the longitudinal sill.
Remedy
Dealer will install a steel reinforcement plate on the bottom surface of the longitudinal sill, at no cost to owner.
Notes
Vehicle description: truck step vans.system: interior; seat assembly.consequences of defect: failure of the seat anchorage in the event of anaccident would increase the chances of personal injury to the occupant.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign
77V216000
Reported to NHTSA
December 14, 1977
Filed by
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Owner notification
December 16, 1977
Vehicles potentially affected
351
Initiated by
the manufacturer
Components
Seats
Recall 77V216000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

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