| NHTSA Record Id: 8581 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: GMC |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009183000006800000000318 |
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| Model Name: C15 |
Model Year: 1992 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V130000 |
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| Component Name: SEATS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 01 1991 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 31 1992 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 59381 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 29 1999 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC |
Report Received Date: May, 20 1999 |
| Record Creation date : May, 27 1999 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: extended-cab pickup trucks equipped with high-back bucket seats. the seat recliner to frame attaching bolts can 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 crash. |
| 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. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began june 29, 1999. 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 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 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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