The defect
SEAT PEDESTALS FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGERS MAY HAVE A LARGER THAN SPECIFIED SLOT IN THE CENTER CHANNEL.
The risk
SEAT PEDESTAL MAY NOT MEET LOADING REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 210.
The remedy
REPLACE SEAT PEDESTALS WITH PEDESTALS HAVING PROPER SLOT SIZE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet P20 | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 |
| Chevrolet P30 | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 |
| GMC P25 | 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| GMC P35 | 1987, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet P20 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet P20 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet P20 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet P20 | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet P30 | 1987 | 3 | 1 |
| Chevrolet P30 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet P30 | 1989 | 1 | 1 |
| Chevrolet P30 | 1990 | 2 | 1 |
| GMC P25 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC P25 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC P25 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC P35 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC P35 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC P35 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Other seats recalls in 1990
5 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the seats; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 90V196000 23 Nov 1990 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 90V189000 6 Nov 1990 | WAYNE CORPORATION |
| 90V144000 6 Aug 1990 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 90V069000 10 Apr 1990 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990