The defect
A BRACE BETWEEN THE SEAT MOUNTING BOLTS AND THE CHASSIS RAIL WAS OMITTED DURING ASSEMBLY. THIS OMISSION COULD CAUSE SEVERE DISTORTION OF THE DRIVER'S FLOOR AREA AND SEAT WOULD FAIL TO MEET REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 207-210. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SEATS THAT FAIL TO MEET THE FMVSS REQUIREMENT MAY FAIL DURING AN ACCIDENT AND WOULD NOT MINIMIZE INJURY TO ITS OCCUPANTS.
The remedy
INSTALL MISSING BRACE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Union | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 |
Components: SEATS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Union | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Union | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Union | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Union | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
Other seats recalls in 1986
6 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the seats; UNION CITY BODY COMPANY filed 10 campaigns in all.
| 86V124000 2 Sept 1986 | SUPERIOR COACH INTL., LTD |
| 86V117000 25 Aug 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V082000 24 Jun 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V027000 13 Feb 1986 | TRANSPORTATION PROD., INC |
| 86V010000 23 Jan 1986 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986