Recall campaign · NHTSA 89V011000

Seats

CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1989-01-31.

Recall campaignNHTSA 89V011000

Seats

Component: Seats
Manufacturer: CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Vehicles affected: 60,000
Reported to NHTSA: 1989-01-31
Owners notified: 1989-06-06

Defect description

DRIVERS SEAT FRAME MAY EXPERIENCE FATIGUE FAILURE AT ONE (FRONT/OUTBOARD) OF ITS FOUR ATTACHMENTS.

Safety risk

THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME FORWARD, BACKWARD OR LATERALMOVEMENT OF SEAT, CREATING A POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLEWHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME WITH A STRENGHTENED VERSION; ALSO, REINFORCE POWER ADJUSTER FRONT CROSSMEMBER TO INCREASE RIGIDITY OF SEAT ATTACHMENT SYSTEM.

Notes

SYSTEM: SEATSVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH POWER ADJUSTED BUCKET SEATS.

Scope of coverage

5 model years across 5 models.

Model	Years on record
Chrysler Laser	1985
Chrysler Lebaron	1985
Dodge 600	1985
Dodge Daytona	1985
Dodge Lancer	1985

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.