Vehicle recall 79V083000 · April 4, 1979
Superior Contential, Pacemaker and 1 more model
The "clamshell" seat construction fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "school bus seating and crash protection".
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- The "clamshell" seat construction fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "school bus seating and crash protection". The seats are not soft enough to provide the required surface contact.
- Remedy
- Additional material will be added to the head area of the seats to increase the degree of surface contact.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: school buses equipped with "clamshell" seat construction.system: interior; seat construction.consequences of defect: in the event of an accident, the design of the seats,in combination with the force of the impact, could result in personal injury tovehicle passengers.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 79V083000
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 4, 1979
- Filed by
- SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION
- Owner notification
- March 28, 1979
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 2,652
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance
- Components
- Seats › Front assembly › Head restraint
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Superior Contential (1977): 1977
- Superior Pacemaker (1977): 1977
- Superior Van (1977): 1977
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