The defect
THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE PASSENGER FRONT OUTBOARD OCCUPANT SEAT ARE DESIGNED WITH THE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE ON THE SEAT STRUCTURE. THE WELDS ON THE ALUMINUM WELD MOUNT ASSEMBLY ATTACHING THE SEAT PEDESTAL TO THE CHASSIS COULD FRACTURE IN AN ACCIDENT AND WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 207 AND FMVSS 210.
The risk
FAILURE OF THE SEAT ASSEMBLY AND OR THE SEAT BELTASSEMBLY COULD RESULT IN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY TO SEAT OCCUPANT IN THE EVENTOF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
The remedy
A STEEL MEMBER WILL BE INSTALLED ATTACHING THE SEAT PEDESTAL TO THE CHASSIS FRAME.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Utilimaster | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utilimaster | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Utilimaster | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Utilimaster | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Utilimaster | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Utilimaster | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Utilimaster | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Utilimaster | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Utilimaster | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Utilimaster | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Utilimaster | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| Utilimaster | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
Other seats recalls in 1991
10 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the seats; UTILIMASTER CORPORATION filed 27 campaigns in all.
| 91V182000 21 Oct 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V144000 3 Sept 1991 | TIARA MOTOR COACH DIVISION |
| 91V129000 25 Jul 1991 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| 91V114000 1 Jul 1991 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 91V074000 3 May 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V040000 11 Mar 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V039000 6 Mar 1991 | STARCRAFT COMPANY |
| 91V038000 6 Mar 1991 | STARCRAFT COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991