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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 99V045000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 01/01/1994 to 08/31/1994 | V (Vehicle) | 138691 | 03/13/1999 | ODI | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 03/12/1999 | 03/17/1999 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. some front seat back recliner gear teeth may wear excessively through repeated use, and could cause the seat back to slip partially rearward when force is applied. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If this happens while the vehicle is being driven, it could cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the front seat recliner mechanisms. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began march 13, 1999. 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 saturn at 1-800-553-6000, prompt 3.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | ||||||
| EA98017 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 07/31/1998 | 03/16/1999 | SEAT BACK FAILURES | 99V045000 | |
| Alleged that the driver and /or front passenger seat back can inadvertently recline or collapse | ||||||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | ||||||
| RQ00005 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/16/2000 | 08/19/2000 | FRONT SEAT BACK CAN RECLINE OR COLLAPSE | 99V045000 | |
| On march 05, 1999, general motors saturn division issued a safety recall, 99v-045, to correct the seat recliner mechanism of the driver and front passenger seats of certain 1994 and 1995 model years vehicles.the recall involved 136,300 sc1, sc2, sl,sl1, sl2, sw1, and sw2 vehicles.the recliner gear teeth of these vehicles can wear excessively through repeated use and could cause the seat back to recline or collapse rearward inadvertently.as a remedy, saturn will replace the seat recliner mechanism.odi has received 29 consumer complaints from owners of 1994 and 1995 vehicles alleging either or both the driver's and the front passenger's seat back failures.all of these vehicles are outside of the recall population.the purpose of the rq is to investigate the nature of the problem and the scope of the recall. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||
| 03/07/2007 | 134000 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1994 saturn sl2. while driving 35 mph, the vehicle's front seat mechanism failed similar to the failure noted in recall # 99v045000 (seats). the manufacturer stated that the vehicle was excluded from the recall. the vehicle's purchase date and engine size were unavailable. the current mileage is 139,000 and failure mileage was 134,000. updated 06/08/07. *jb | |||
| 09/03/2000 | 03/01/2000 | ||
| My shoulderbelts stopped working. i went to my nearest saturn dealer to find out if they would help me. they told me that they couldnt and to come back with $35.00 to get it looked at and $200.00 to get it fixed. then on top of that they were very rude to me . i asked them why do i have to pay so much money to get my seatbelt fixed so i am save in my saturn and they told that it was my problem and i shoud of got a longer warranty. i called the customer service hotline told about the situation and they told me i dont have a choice but to pay for it .this made me very disappointed because i dont have that kind of money . so now i have to find someway on getting $300.00 to be safe in my saturn and go back to these cruel people who were so rude that couldnt even apologize once to me to get it fixed .*ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Seat adjuster mechanism failed during collision and seat collapsed. | |||
| 09/09/1997 | |||
| While driving the vehicle, the driver's seat collaspes into full reclining position. the dealer is aware of the problem. the seat has not been repaired. *ak | |||
| 11/08/1996 | 0 | ||
| While driving stopped suddenly and was rearended by another vehicle, driver's seat broke, driver snapped back of neck and hit back of head. *ak | |||
| 02/13/1996 | |||
| Vehicle was rear ended, drivers side seat collapsed. *ak | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| 06/08/1996 | |||
| Driver seat latch broke when rear ended by another car while sitting at a stop light causing the seat to recline. in the lowered position my wife,who was in the back seat,was forced forward by the impact resulting in a head injury on the headrest even though she had her seat belt fasten. *nlm | |||
| 1 | |||
| Vehicle was involved in an accident where the drivers injuries due to failure of the back of the seat, consumer is requesting additional information regarding this component. *slc | |||
| 08/12/1999 | |||
| Vehicle was rearended by another vehicle while traveling at 50mph. upon impact, driver's seat collapsed backwards, caused driver's view to be obscured. *ak | |||
| 12/25/1995 | 1 | 08/01/1994 | |
| On 12/25/95, i was returning home from a christmas day outing. i was driving my saturn sl2 and had stopped at a stoplight. a taxi rearended me while i was stopped at the stoplight. the impact from the back collapsed my bumper, damaged the left rear trunk area and caused the back of the driver's seat to fall backwards. i was left looking up at the ceiling of my vehicle from my broken seatback. i was just three weeks out of surgery for my left knee and this accident resulted in injury to my back and right knee and a subsequent surgery. my car was repaired at punchbowl fenderworks, inc., at 3427 waialae, honolulu, hawaii 96816, (808) 737-5584. my car was returned to me six weeks later. i still have the vehicle and the seatback still does not sit up straight or hold at times. | |||
| While driving the rear seatback fell back. problem has occurred numerous occasions. cause unknown. *ak | |||
| 02/14/1997 | 2 | 11/01/1993 | |
| Vehicle hit guard rail during icy road conditions which resulted in the seat back collapsing. | |||
| 2 | 04/01/1994 | ||
| Seat backs collasped. | |||
| 10/27/1998 | |||
| While sitting in a still position, vehicle was hit in the rear and pushed into another vehicle, seat snapped and fell back onto the back seat. vehicle was totaled. the manufacturer has been notified. *ak | |||
| 10/10/1998 | |||
| Ea 98017, seatback failure; the seatback on the driver's side has collapsed. the dealer is aware of the problem. the seatback has not been repaired. *ak | |||
| 10/13/1998 | |||
| Consumer was driving the expressway when the driver's seatback collapsed. there is an open investigation at this time. #3805-ea-98-017. *ak | |||
| 05/05/1998 | 09/01/1994 | ||
| The seatback on the passenger's side fails to stay in the upright position. the dealer is aware of the problem. owner has not had the seatback fixed. *ak | |||
| When applying brakes the driver's and passenger's side seatbacks released, causing seats to collapse rearward into the rear seats. please provide details. *ak | |||
| 10/06/1997 | 03/18/1994 | ||
| While driving the driver's seatback disengaged when accelerating. also, intermittently the passenger's seat goes back when the vehicle accelerates. the dealer has been notified. *ak | |||
| 02/15/1997 | |||
| Back rest latch broke, causing seat to collapse. *ak | |||
| 02/15/1997 | |||
| Front seatback rest gear collapsed, cause unknown. *ak | |||
| 06/15/1995 | 1 | ||
| Driver's seat back fell backwards upon impact; rearended by another vehicle while at standstill; driver was forced in reclined position. poor visibility. tt | |||