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 | |||||
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| SEATS - MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | ||||||||||||||||
| 05V061000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 06/01/2004 to 01/31/2005 | V (Vehicle) | 18850 | 04/05/2005 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/18/2005 | 02/18/2005 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain minivans, the outboard release handle on the impact-side second-row bucket seat may be actuated and the rear latches may unlatch early in a side impact crash. this was discovered in a side impact test run by gm, under conditions similar to nhtsa's new car assessment program (ncap) side impact test. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the rear latches of the seat release early in a severe side impact, the front outboard latch may disengage and increase the potential for injury to the occupant of the seat. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will remove the seat latch release handle and install a black plastic cap over the exposed metal stud to eliminate the side impact safety concern free of charge. the recall began on april 5, 2005. owners may contact saturn at 1-800-972-8876, chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, and pontiac at 1-800-620-7668. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Gm recall no. 05015.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||||
| 030950001 | 07/01/2005 | 030950001A | 10017491 | Child comfort clip comes off from seat. *tt | 11/08/2005 |
| 3660 | 10017017 | Supplement to sit-n-lift seat installation instructions. *tt | 10/20/2005 | ||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||
| 01/07/2012 | 90000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 pontiac montana. the contact stated that the driver was traveling 10 mph when another vehicle crashed into the driver's side rear of the vehicle, causing it to go into a tail spin. the contact was a passenger in the vehicle and stated that the seat belt did not restrain her and the passenger seat fractured. in addition, the air bags did not deploy. both the driver and the contact sustained injuries to the upper part of the body and both were transported to the emergency room for observation. the vehicle was towed and destroyed. the police were notified and a report was filed. the manufacturer was notified of the incident but provided no assistance. the vin was unavailable. the failure mileage was 90,000. kmj | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - HEAD RESTRAINT | |||
| 05/15/2005 | 4 | 05/15/2005 | |
| Dt: the contact stated the head rests in the vehicle were sized too large and inhibited the driver's view. she took the vehicle to the dealer and requested smaller head rests. the dealer would not comply with her request. no corrections have been made. *ak updated 1/11/2006. *nm | |||
| 04/01/2005 | 1 | 02/28/2005 | |
| 2005 pontiac montana problems with the head rests as well as the arm rest.*mr the rear center head rest is too large and it creates a bad blind spot when looking in the rear view mirror. *nm | |||
| SEATS - MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 06/01/2005 | 2 | ||
| On 1-7 june 05, my family and i rented a 2005 pontiac montana minivan (same as the 2005 chevy uplander) for a trip in colorado. we attached our twin boys carseats to the latch systems in both rear captain's chairs. we checked and made sure both seats were securely in place. it was at this time that we noticed that the rear captains chairs lift up if they are pushed too far back (the mechanism for attaching the chairs to the floor automatically releases when the chairs are slid back, i.e to give more leg room) we firmly secured both captains chairs into the floor, pulling up firmly on both several times. however, on day 1 of our trip, while coming to a fast stop, one of my son's captains chairs flew up and almost hit the passenger's side seat. we once again secured both seats to the ground. we continued on our trip. while returning the car to the rental agent and again coming to a stop, the other captain's chair (which had been secure the entire trip) released from the floor, sending my other son into the back of the passengers side seat back. thank goodness he was fastened into the car seat. this is a horrible defect in the design of these seats, and should be investigated. we were lucky not to have injuries. | |||