Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | ||||||||||||||||
| 92V124000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 08/01/1989 to 07/01/1991 | V (Vehicle) | 319181 | 09/24/1992 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 09/01/1992 | 09/04/1992 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The power seat or recliner wiring harness can be pinched or can chafe on the seat frame or spring support rod, wearing through the wire insulation and causing an electrical short. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The high current caused by the electrical short welds thecircuit breaker elements together in the closed position, leaving the circuitunprotected and generating sufficient heat to burn the wire insulation andignite the seat cushion material. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Repair any abraded wiring and reroute the wiring harness using a wiring harness clip. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: interior: seating.vehicle description: passenger cars with 6 way power seats or power recliners. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||
| 07/15/1995 | |||
| Driver's side front seat torn away from chassis; when applying brakes, seat not stable, rocks back and forth; could cause accident. tt | |||
| 07/15/1995 | 1 | ||
| Driver's side front seat tore away from chassis; when applying brakes, seat was not stable, rocked back and forth; could cause accident. tt | |||
| 06/22/1995 | 1 | ||
| The seat is loose in the track on one side which causes the seat to slide when the brakes are applied. tt | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| 07/04/1999 | 1 | 09/21/1998 | |
| During accident front bench seat latch failed causing the seat to collapse, right front passenger seat belt also became unlatched, resulting in injury. nlm | |||
| 2 | 03/01/1993 | ||
| The front driver's side split seat is coming loose from the floor. has not seen dealer. *ak | |||
| 08/06/1996 | 1 | 06/01/1993 | |
| Failure of the driver side seat, the seat is reclined to the back position.*ak the driver's side seat travels on rails back and foward, while drving a metal bracket on the left side, that anchored the seat to the floor broke in half, therefore making the seat as a whole tilt backward.*jb | |||