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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 98V145000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 04/01/1996 to 08/31/1997 | V (Vehicle) | 125990 | 08/18/1998 | ODI | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 06/26/1998 | 06/30/1998 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger mini vans equipped with bucket seats or a split bench seat in the second (middle) or third (back) row. the seat latch mechanisms on bucket seats and on the 40% portion of the split bench seat in the second and third rows do not have protective covers. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | When activating the release mechanism to roll a bucket seat forward, a customer's finger(s) could be severely injured or severed in they are not kept clear of the mechanism. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install protective covers on the outboard latch mechanisms on all left and right hand rear bucket seats in the second and third row, and to both inboard and outboard latch mechanisms on the center rear bucket seat and the 40% portion of the split bench seat. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began during august 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1022 or oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4326). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||
| 07/19/2000 | |||
| Seat track anchors have cracked, causing seat to move occasionally. dealer notified, and informed consumer that vehicle's was warranty expired, and nothing would be done unless cost went to consumer. please provide any further details. *ak | |||
| 11/29/1998 | 1 | 06/01/1997 | |
| When reinstalling removable rear leather left 50/50 beanch seat, had to manually open locked hooks before reinserting into floor anchors that resulted in latch hook spring loaded mechanism deeply cutting right wrist. the rear beanch leather seat anchor systems are very dangerous and difficult to use. | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - HEAD RESTRAINT | |||
| 06/12/1997 | |||
| Head rest obstructs visibility of driver due to postioning and design. this could result in a vehicle accident. *ak | |||