Recall campaign · NHTSA 91V040000

Seats

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1991-03-11.

Recall campaignNHTSA 91V040000

Seats

Component: Seats
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected: 25,807
Reported to NHTSA: 1991-03-11
Owners notified: 1991-04-24

Defect description

SEAT BACK OF THE REAR BENCH SEAT MAY BREAK AWAY FROM THE SEAT CUSHION IN AN ACCIDENT.

Safety risk

SEAT OCCUPANT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO GREATER INJURY; VEHICLEWOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 207.

Manufacturer remedy

INSTALL REINFORCEMENT THAT RUNS FROM SIDE OF SEAT BACK FRAME ASSEMBLY TO SEAT CUSHION FRAME ASSEMBLY, STRENGTHENING THE SEAT BACK.

Notes

SYSTEM: SEAT BACK; FMVSS 207.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VANS.

Scope of coverage

18 model years across 6 models.

Model	Years on record
Chevrolet G10	1991 1990 1989
Chevrolet G20	1991 1990 1989
Chevrolet G30	1991 1990 1989
GMC G15	1991 1990 1989
GMC G25	1991 1990 1989
GMC G35	1991 1990 1989

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.