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 - HEAD RESTRAINT | ||||||||||||||||
| 94V177000 | SHERRY DESIGNS, INC. | from 09/01/1991 to 01/01/1994 | V (Vehicle) | 381 | 12/23/1994 | OVSC | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 09/14/1994 | 09/22/1994 | 571 | 202 | |||||
| Defect Summary | The front driver and passenger seat back height does not conform to the requirements of fmvss no. 202, head restraints. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Consequence of non-compliance: seat occupants are subject to increased risk of injury in the event of a sudd stop or accident. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Sherry designs will provide an attachable headrest for the dealer or customer to add to the seats. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: interior systems; seat head restraints.vehicle description: conversion vans.note: if the vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided free of charge within a reasonable time or the remedy does not correct the noncompliance, please contact sherry designs at 1-219-264-0602. also, contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||
| 08/15/1995 | |||
| Passenger's side seat lower storage compartmens metal plate caused bodily injury to passenger. *ak | |||
| 09/29/1996 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle involved in head-on collision, upon impact, middle seat folded down/collapsed, causing metal supporting bar to roll up, six year old broke left leg when hitting metal bar. vehicle totaled. *ak | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| 06/14/2003 | 141700 | 02/04/2003 | |
| I was going around a sharp curve heading toward oncoming traffic when the steering would not correct. i went at no fault of mine up behind a mailbox headed straight toward a huge tree at which time god almighty had a hand on me no doubt, and veered barely to the left of tree, mailbox i damaged with mirror went up an embankment crossed ladies driveway, went upon another embankment and back down into ditch. the tie rod came completely off. *mr | |||
| 12/01/1999 | 4 | 04/01/1997 | |
| This van is equiped with 4 bucket seats. since we purchased this van (purchased used spring of 96) we have been having problems with the adjustment or tilting mechanism on all four bucket seat. the tilting mechanism on the back two seat eventually stop working consequently the seat would no longer adjust or stay in the upright or in any other position in other words the back of the seat were essentialy free moving! i took one of the seats out to inspect the operating mechanism and found that there was a stud which holds the operating lever and a tension spring that was broken. i also inspected the 4 other seat and all 4 have the same defective problem. in my opinion this is unquestionably a poor piece of engineering the defective part which causes the problem is made of an alloy that (white metal) that is not strong enough to withstand normal daily use. i visited a local gm dealer and they claim this is not a repetive or problem issue with these seats which i find extremely had to believe. they wanted to sell me replacement mechansim at 218 to 230 each. in other words it would cost me close to $1000.00 to repair this problem. as a result we can no longer place a child seat in any of the four bucket seats because the seat don't stay upright and we can not tether the child seat in properly. in closing i called gm's customer line and filed a complaint ...as expected becasue the van is past the waranty period there was nothing they could do for me. i have taken one of the operating mechanism to a machine shop and they will manufacture me the part that is defective. any engineer that would take the time to look at one of these would certainly agree that this is a very poor design which is prone to failure down the road. my concern is one of safety for all other owners of gm astro vans with these type of seats. gm should come clean and repair this problem. i hope your organization can help those that may be at risk. thank you, marc sherwood winnipeg, manitoba canada. *a | |||
| 1 | |||
| Seat latch failed,broke and caused seat to collapse. | |||
| 10/12/1997 | 6 | ||
| Whenever the brakes were applied, the front bucket seats would collapse backwards. had used the latch, but it was worn & would not hold seat upright. this made driving difficult. *ak | |||
| When driving the vehicle the driver's and passenger's side seatbacks just collapsed without warning. dealer fixed once, problem still exists. *ak | |||
| 08/02/1994 | 10/06/1993 | ||
| Front seat back will not stay locked in place. | |||
| 05/05/1997 | |||
| Passenger's side seat recliner mechanism broke, allowing seat to collapse backward. hinge attachment broke. *ak | |||