Vehicle recall 83V082000 · August 25, 1983

1974-1983 Marshall Van

Seat belts were not installed at the rear sofa/bed.

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

Summary: Seat belts were not installed at the rear sofa/bed. This is not in compliance with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection". Also, a required label certifying compliance with all federal motor vehicle safety standard regulations was omitted.
Remedy: Seat belts will be installed by dealer. In addition, the required label will be placed on the driver"s side door latch post.
Notes: Vehicle description: passeger vans.system: interior; seat belts.consequences of defect: without seat belts, the chances of passenger injury inthe event of an accident would be increased.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 83V082000
Reported to NHTSA: August 25, 1983
Filed by: MARSHALL VANS, INC.
Owner notification: July 28, 1983
Vehicles potentially affected: 6,000
Initiated by: NHTSA’s Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance
Components: Seat belts › Rear/other

Recall 83V082000 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.

Marshall Van (1974-1983): 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1977, 1976, 1975, 1974

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