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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 93V187000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 08/01/1984 to 01/01/1991 | V (Vehicle) | 604207 | 01/20/1994 | ODI | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 11/16/1993 | 11/29/1993 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The recliner mechanism and the seat frame may have foam and/or vinyl between them, creating a soft joint. this soft joint results in lower than specified bolt torque which leads to joint looseness, causing bolt fatigue and eventual bolt failure. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If bolt failure occurs to the driver's seat, it wouldallow the seat back to suddenly recline, and could result in loss of vehiclecontrol and a vehicle crash without prior warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will remove the foam and/or vinyl from between the recliner mechanism and the seat frame soft joint and replace the recliner bolts. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: interior systems; seat tracks, anchors, and seats.vehicle description: vans and utility vehicles equipped with bucket seats withknob type recliner mechanisms.note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed uponservice date and the remedy is not provided within a reasonable time and freeof charge or the remedy does not correct the defect or noncompliance, pleasecontact the gmc service center at 1-313-456-4547 or the chevrolet service centerat 1-800-222-1020. also, please contact the national highway traffic safetyadministration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | ||||||
| PE92015 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/04/1992 | 06/24/1992 | DRIVER SEAT BACK FAILURE | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
| EA92022 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 06/24/1992 | 11/19/1993 | SEAT BACK BOLT BREAKAGE | 93V187000 | |
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||
| 05/05/1995 | |||
| Got recall notice for bolts on driver's captain chair but it's the passenger side that is having the problem. *ak | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| 04/25/2001 | 1 | 02/01/1988 | |
| I was getting ready to back out of a parking space when the seat back immediately reclined. it is a good thing that i was not driving at the time as i would of lost total control of the vehicle. i took the van into another dealership (medved chevrolet in arvada, co) as the original dealership was out of business. the service dept. told me that there was only one recall for my vehicle and it was in 1993 for the seat track and not the bolt. they would not fix it under a recall. i know that when medved did the original recall repair/replacement, that the recall claimed that the drivers seat would immediately fall backwards and could create loss of control of the vehicle. thank you for your time on this.*ak | |||
| 03/06/1997 | |||
| Recall related, 93v187000, seat recliner bolts wiil not hold, causing seat to fall backwards, in for repairs and did not replace the soft joint. *ak | |||