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Make :
GMC
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Model :
C35
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Year :
1992
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Manufacturing Dates :
04/01/1991
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07/31/1992
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NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number :
99V130000
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Date Owner's
Notified:
06/29/1999
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Date Received by
ODI:
05/20/1999
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Date Added to
Databse:
05/27/1999
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Manufacturer's Involved:
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
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Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall:
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
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Manufacturer Campaign Number:
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Component:
SEATS
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Potential Number Of Units Affected :
59381
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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.
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Consequence:
IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR TO THE DRIVERS SEAT, THIS COULD RESULT IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
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Remedy:
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.
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Report
Initiator:
ODI
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Vehicles
Report
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Regulation Part
Number:
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Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard Number:
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