Vehicle recall 79V067000 · March 6, 1979

Motor Coach MC8 and MC9

The driver"s seat belt may fail to meet federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies".

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

Summary: The driver"s seat belt may fail to meet federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies". Seat belts may not be sufficiently long to allow some drivers to fasten them when the seat is in the forward and highest position.
Remedy: Seat belts of the correct length will be provided, without charge, for owner installation.
Notes: Vehicle description: buses.system: interior; seat belts, froont.consequences of defect: inability to use a seat belt would increase the chancesof injury in the event of a vehicle accident.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 79V067000
Reported to NHTSA: March 6, 1979
Filed by: MOTOR COACH IND., INC.
Owner notification: March 1, 1979
Vehicles potentially affected: 8
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Seat belts › Front

Recall 79V067000 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.

Motor Coach MC8 (1978): 1978
Motor Coach MC9 (1978): 1978

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