The defect
DRIVERS SEAT ADJUSTER MECHANISM MAY SEPARATE AT ITS FRONT ATTACHMENT DUE TO FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ADJUSTER BRACKET.
The risk
FAILURE OF BOTH FRONT ATTACHMENTS MAY ALLOW SIGNIFICANTREARWARD MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT BACK.
The remedy
REPLACE DRIVERS SEAT ADJUSTER BRACKET WITH A STRONGER VERSION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Renault Alliance | 1983, 1984 |
| Renault Encore | 1983, 1984 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renault Alliance | 1983 | 2 | 3 |
| Renault Alliance | 1984 | 6 | 3 |
| Renault Encore | 1983 | 0 | 2 |
| Renault Encore | 1984 | 2 | 3 |
Other seats recalls in 1988
5 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the seats; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 88V145000 2 Sept 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 88V135000 11 Aug 1988 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 88V061000 8 Apr 1988 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 88V058000 5 Apr 1988 | UTILIMASTER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988