Recall Register

1978 Van CON School Bus: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1978 Van CON School Bus. The newest campaign is 81V070000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Jun 1981. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 81V070000, in the NHTSA record

The owner is asked to inspect his/her seat belt anchorage for the required 6.5 inch clearance. Those that do not have the required clearance will be corrected at no charge. The owner also has the option to bring his vehicle in to have the dealer inspect and make the necessary modifications. If the owner would like to reposition the seat belt anchorages himself, the dealer will send a retrofit kit consisting of the parts needed to make these corrections. This will be sent at no charge to owner.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 2,550 units in total.

  1. 81V070000Received . 150 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The involved school buses do not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages", in that the seat belt anchorages were not spaced 6.5 inches apart.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The owner is asked to inspect his/her seat belt anchorage for the required 6.5 inch clearance. Those that do not have the required clearance will be corrected at no charge. The owner also has the option to bring his vehicle in to have the dealer inspect and make the necessary modifications. If the owner would like to reposition the seat belt anchorages himself, the dealer will send a retrofit kit consisting of the parts needed to make these corrections. This will be sent at no charge to owner.

    Report filed by VAN-CON, INCORPORATED. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 79V223000Received . 2,400 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies". The knurl bar in the buckle does not adequately hold the webbing in place under load.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Seat belts will be inspected and, if necessary, a v-shaped metal insert of 16 gauge steel will be fitted over the buckle webbing guide and welded to the inside buckle frame.

    Report filed by VAN-CON, INCORPORATED. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19751
  2. 19761
  3. 19771
  4. 19782
  5. 19791
  6. 19801
  7. 19981
  8. 20021
  9. 20031
  10. 20041
  11. 20051

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1978 Van CON School Bus: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/van-con/school-bus/1978/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
VAN-CON, INCORPORATED

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1978 Van CON School Bus?
2,550 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Van CON School Bus have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Van CON School Bus, model years 1975 to 2005. 2 of them name the 1978 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1978 Van CON School Bus open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.