Vehicle recall 79V196000 · August 28, 1979

Oldsmobile Cutlass and Chevrolet Malibu

The invovled vehicles fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impacts".

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

Summary: The invovled vehicles fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impacts". Incorrect head restraints may have been installed.
Remedy: Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, install new head restraints at no cost to owner.
Notes: Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with bench seats.system: interior; head restraints.consequences of defect: in the event of an accident in which a rear seatpassenger"s head impacts with the front seat head restraint, the possibility ofhead injury to the rear seat passenger may be increased.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 79V196000
Reported to NHTSA: August 28, 1979
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Owner notification: September 7, 1979
Vehicles potentially affected: 491
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Seats › Front assembly › Head restraint

Recall 79V196000 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.

Chevrolet Malibu (1979): 1979
Oldsmobile Cutlass (1979): 1979

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