Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||||
| 03P01 | 12/01/2002 | 10000783 | Special policy to replace front seatback recliners. *tt | 03/31/2003 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | ||||||
| EA00022 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 08/14/2000 | 12/30/2002 | SEAT BACK RECLINER FAILURE | 02V307000 | |
| See attached summary. | ||||||
| PE98008 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/11/1998 | 07/31/1998 | SEAT BACK FAILURES | ||
| Complaints alleged that the the driver and/or front passenger seat back inadvertently collapsed or reclined | ||||||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | ||||||
| EA00022 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 08/14/2000 | 12/30/2002 | SEAT BACK RECLINER FAILURE | 02V307000 | |
| See attached summary. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||
| 12/25/1996 | 1000 | 12/01/1996 | |
| There is an active recall (nhtsa campaign id# 99v045000) at this time for items involed. i did take it to a dealer they agree repairs need to be done. although my vehicle was manufactured within the dates of defective items recall as well as type of vehicle involved they refuse to qualify my vehicle as within recall limits stating my vin# is not on their list for repairs, yet i have the exact problem stated by the manufacturer as well as nhtsa. | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| 05/05/1999 | 11/01/1993 | ||
| Front passenger's seat literally fell apart, seat fell all the way back and would not stay up. our car was not included in the recent recall because it was built in 1993. *ak | |||
| 11/13/1998 | 1 | 09/01/1994 | |
| Sustained 5 compression fractures of the spine and head injuries do to the failure of the seatback latches. seatbacks broke and laid down on rear inpact, causing severe injuries. air bag did not diploy either. *ak | |||
| 07/06/1999 | |||
| When vehicle was involved in a rear end crash, the seat on the driver's side collapsed all the way back. manufacturer/dealer have not been notified about the problem. the vehicle is being repaired by a chevrolet dealership. please provide any further details. *ak | |||
| 12/18/1998 | 1 | ||
| I feel that saturn misled me. i will send a copy of two letters that i sent to saturn which will explain why i am frustrated. i believe saturn was aware of the flaw in their seat back recliner and told me that the seat back was designed to fail as it did in my wife's accident. because of the seat back reclining upon rear impact my wife was no longer in a position to see and control the car. i no longer own the car because it was totalled by my insurance company. i am extremely unhappy with saturn and will not buy another saturn vehicle. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Both front seat recliner locks failed, the driver's seat fell backward causing consumer to bump into another vehicle, resulting in minor damage. *yc | |||
| 03/01/1997 | |||
| Pe98008, while driving the vehicle the driver's seat fell backwards unexpectedly, almost causing loss of vehicle control. dealer replaced the latch that moves the driver's seat forward and backward. no current problem with the driver's seat. *ak | |||
| 08/01/1998 | |||
| While backing into a parking space the occupant turned to view the back then the seat immediately fell backwards onto the back seat without any warning. also the passenger's front seat fell while just sitting there. dealer and manufacturer were contacted. *ak | |||
| 04/23/1996 | 2 | 06/30/1994 | |
| Driver's/passenger's seat reclined when hit from rear, causing loss of control. *aw | |||