| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004301241 | Incident Date: Aug, 21 2004 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: MI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: C1500 | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Seats:front assembly:power adjust |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCEK19R3TE | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 30 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 17 1996 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Front seat mount, gm power seats. i am a automotive design engineer, my company makes the seat in question, but i do not work for that division. the lower front mount cracked and failed when i was leaning back on my seat while driving down the freeway, i was thrown into the back cab, i almost lost control of my truck. i investigated the failure and found that it is due to a very poor design. this mount has to eventually fail, because a bolt is inserted in the middle of a very thin sheet metal mount plate, every time there is a load placed on that seat, this flange bends beyond its elastic limit, this flange will eventually crack. i have repaired this myself but i would like to warn others of this problem my vechicle is a 1996 cheverolet z-71 silverado pick up truck with the 6 way power bucket seats. *ak thank you |
