NHTSA campaign 93V187000
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. recall 93V187000
THE RECLINER MECHANISM AND THE SEAT FRAME MAY HAVE FOAM AND/OR VINYL BETWEEN 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.
Reported 11/16/1993
What can happen
IF BOLT FAILURE OCCURS TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, IT WOULDALLOW THE SEAT BACK TO SUDDENLY RECLINE, AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Repair
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE FOAM AND/OR VINYL FROM BETWEEN THE RECLINER MECHANISM AND THE SEAT FRAME "SOFT" JOINT AND REPLACE THE RECLINER BOLTS.
Components
- Seats
Affected years and models
A listed year and model does not mean every vehicle in that group is recalled. Use the VIN lookup to confirm a specific vehicle.
1991 Chevrolet ASTROView records1991 GMC SAFARIView records1990 Chevrolet ASTROView records1990 Chevrolet SUBURBANView records1990 GMC SAFARIView records1990 GMC SUBURBANView records1989 Chevrolet ASTROView records1989 Chevrolet SUBURBANView records1989 GMC SAFARIView records1989 GMC SUBURBANView records1988 Chevrolet ASTROView records1988 GMC SAFARIView records1987 Chevrolet ASTROView records1987 GMC SAFARIView records1986 Chevrolet ASTROView records1986 GMC SAFARIView records1985 Chevrolet ASTROView records1985 GMC SAFARIView records