Vehicle recall 78V191000 · September 5, 1978

1977-1978 Zimmer Van

The seat belts are attached to the driver and passenger seats instead of the floor.

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

Summary: The seat belts are attached to the driver and passenger seats instead of the floor. The seat belts should be attached to the floor to eliminate excessive load in the seat slider assembly. This fails to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 207, "seating systems".
Remedy: Dealer will replace and properly anchor seat belts without charge to owner.
Notes: Vehicle description: vans.system: interior; seat belts.consequences of defect: in the event of a vehicle accident, seat belts may notadequately restrain passengers, and the chances of personal injuries would beincreased.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 78V191000
Reported to NHTSA: September 5, 1978
Filed by: ZIMMER HOMES CORP.
Owner notification: August 3, 1978
Vehicles potentially affected: 2,673
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Seat belts › Front › Anchorage

Recall 78V191000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Zimmer Van (1977-1978): 1978, 1977

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