SUBURBAN: SEATS

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NHTSA Campaign Number:	93V187000
Vehicle/Equipment Make:	GMC
Vehicle/Equipment Model:	SUBURBAN
Model Year:	1989
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Manufacturer Component Description:	SEATS
Manufacturers Involved in Recall:	GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturered:	19840801 - 19910101
Type of Report:	V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire)
Potential Number of Units Affected:	604207
Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer:	19940120
Recall Initiated By:	19940120
Manufacturer Responsible For Recall:	GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Report Received Date:	19931116
Record Creation Date:	19931129
Regulation Part Number:
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Defect Summary:	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.
Consequence Summary:	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.
Corrective Summary:	DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE FOAM AND/OR VINYL FROM BETWEEN THE RECLINER MECHANISM AND THE SEAT FRAME "SOFT" JOINT AND REPLACE THE RECLINER BOLTS.

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