Item Affected: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date Announced: 06/27/1977
Description of Recall: THE INSTRUMENT PANELS ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES CAN BE BROKEN DURING OCCUPANT IMPACT.
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It: THE DEALER WILL INSTALL A FIELD-INSTALLABLE PANEL PAD, FREE OF CHARGE, ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES.
Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH THE STANDARD, UNPADDED INSTRUMENTPANEL.SYSTEM: INTERIOR; INSTRUMENT PANEL, MATERIAL AND PADDING.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE OCCUPANT IMPACTSAND FRACTURES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, RESIDUAL PORTIONS OF THE BROKEN PANEL COULDCAUSE SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY.