| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Record Id: 13424 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: GMC |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008010000024208000000318 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: SUBURBAN | Model Year: 1991 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V226000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: SEATS | Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 01 1990 | End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1991 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 32596 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 22 1996 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC | Report Received Date: Nov, 04 1996 |
| Record Creation date : Nov, 14 1996 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : The recliner mechanism and the seat frame may have foam and/or vinyl vetween them, creating a "soft" joint. this "soft" joint results in lower than specified bolt torque which leads to joint looseness, causing bolt fatigue and eventual bolt failure. | Consequence Summary: If bolt failure occurs to the driver's seat, it would allow the seat back to suddenly recline, and could result in loss of vehicle control and a vehicle crash without prior warning. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will remove the foam and/or vinyl from between the recliner mechanism and the seat frame "soft" joint and replace the recliner bolts. | Recall Notes: Vehicle description: vans and utility vehicles equipped with bucket seats with know type reclinder mechanisms. owner notification:owner notification began during november 1996.note: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 please contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or gmc at 1-800-462-8782.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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