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Make :
GMC
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Model :
C15
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Year :
1994
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Manufacturing Dates :
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NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number :
96E010000
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Date Owner's
Notified:
08/19/1996
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Date Received by
ODI:
03/25/1996
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Date Added to
Databse:
03/29/1996
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Manufacturer's Involved:
VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS
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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 :
2400
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Summary:
THE SEAT RECLINER TO SEAT FRAME ATTACHING BOLTS ON THESE VEHICLES COULD 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 VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
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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. THESE CORRECTIONS WILL BE MADE TO BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SEATS.
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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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