CHEVROLET C10: SEATS

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NHTSA Campaign Number:	96V055008
Vehicle/Equipment Make:	AMERICAN VAN
Vehicle/Equipment Model:	CHEVROLET C10
Model Year:	1995
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Manufacturer Component Description:	SEATS
Manufacturers Involved in Recall:	AMERICAN VANS
Manufacturered:	19940701 - 19960201
Type of Report:	V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire)
Potential Number of Units Affected:	410
Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer:
Recall Initiated By:
Manufacturer Responsible For Recall:	AMERICAN VANS, INC.
Report Received Date:	19960718
Record Creation Date:	19960725
Regulation Part Number:
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Defect Summary:	VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY EXTENDED CAB CONVERSION PICKUP TRUCKS BY AMERICAN VAN. THE SEAT RECLINER TO SEAT FRAME ATTACHING BOLTS ON THESE VEHICLES COULD LOOSEN, FATIGUE, AND FRACTURE, ALLOWING THE SEAT BACK TO SUDDENLY RECLINE.
Consequence Summary:	IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THIS COULD RESULT IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Corrective Summary:	VSS IS CONDUCTING THE NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY CAMPAIGN FOR THIS RECALL. 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 DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS.

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