| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000041616 | Incident Date: Jun, 08 2000 |
| Consumer's City: AKRON | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SC1 | Model Year: 1993 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Seats:front assembly:recliner |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G8ZG1571PZ | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 16 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 31 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driver's seat back recliner mechanism failed causing seat back to recline suddenly and loss of control of vehicle. disassembly of the seat and inspection of the recliner mechanism revealed a design defect which makes sudden failure of this mechanism highly likely. for the recliner to hold the seat back in position, two internal operating levers must remain aligned in the same plane. these are held in alignment by a very thin metal plate (< 1mm thick). this plate was bent causing the internal operating levers to misalign and the seat back to collapse. due to the thinness and lack of strength of the alignment plate, this failure is extremely likely. your database shows at least two other similar failures in 1993 saturns. also note nhtsa ordered a recall for this problem in 1994 saturns. the failed seat back recliner mechanism is available for inspection by nhtsa personnel. this is not a normal wear and tear issue. *ak |
