The defect
SEAT BRACKETS WHICH ANCHOR REARWARD PASSENGER SEATS MAY NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY.
The risk
SEAT COULD BREAK LOOSE DURING ACCELERATION AND CAUSEINJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.
The remedy
ASSURE THAT SEAT BRACKETS ARE PROPERLY ENGAGED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen Vanagon | 1987 |
Components: SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Vanagon | 1987 | 13 | 7 |
Other seats recalls in 1987
2 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the seats; VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed 204 campaigns in all.
| 87V079000 7 May 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987