| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 15307 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: GMC |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007688000070897000000318 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: C15 | Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96E010000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: SEATS | Manufacturer That Filed Report: VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS |
| Start date of Manufacturing: -- | End date of Manufacturing: -- |
| Report For : E | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 2400 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 19 1996 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC | Report Received Date: Mar, 25 1996 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 29 1996 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : The seat recliner to seat frame attaching bolts on these vehicles could loosen, fatigue and fracture, allowing the seat back to suddenly recline. | Consequence Summary: If this were to occur to the driver's seat, this could result in a sudden loss of vehicle control increasing the risk of a vehicle accident. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will remove all foam and/or fabric sandwiched between the recliner assembly and the seat frame, install washers between the seat recliner and the seat frame at each attachment point, and install new attaching bolts torqued to a higher specification. these corrections will be made to both the driver's and passenger's seats. | Recall Notes: System: interior; seat track anchors and seat.equipment description: front high-back bucket seats or 60/40 split bench seats provided by vehicle safety systems for installation in light duty pickup extended cab conversion trucks.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, should contact vss at 1-800-742-5043. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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