The defect
THE SEAT INSERT MATERIAL DOES NOT MEET THE FLAMMABILITY REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 302.
The risk
TRUCKS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS 302.
The remedy
REMOVE AND REPLACE ALL SUSPECT SEAT UPHOLSTERY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner | 1988, 1989 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freightliner | 1988 | 0 | 10 |
| Freightliner | 1989 | 2 | 5 |
Other seats recalls in 1989
10 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the seats; FREIGHTLINER CORP. filed 116 campaigns in all.
| 89V203000 16 Nov 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V193000 8 Nov 1989 | MID BUS INCORPORATED |
| 89V192000 6 Nov 1989 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 89V170000 13 Oct 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V164000 2 Oct 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V093000 8 Jun 1989 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 89V087000 22 May 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V011000 31 Jan 1989 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989