Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / SUBURBAN / 1995

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004307625 Incident Date: Nov, 09 2004
Consumer's City: UNIVERSAL CITY Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SUBURBAN Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seats
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNFK16K8SJ Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 09 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 25 1996
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Loss of vehicle control on interstate highway. inadvertant lane change during noon urban traffic due to sudden movement of driver seat to the rear. seat collapse caused by seat separation at left front seat track attachment to the bottom of the seat pan. material failure of seat frame resulting in bolt attachment ripping free of sheet metal seat bottom. the seat is unstable and right front mount failure is iminent. no repairs attempted yet but failure appears to be well known and prevalent across all gm truck lines in 94-96 year group. note: no operator of this vehicle since 1996 purchase has weighed more than 180 lbs and the seat has not been subjected to any collision or abuse. normal loading and usage is light to moderate duty.