The defect
THE POWER SEAT OR RECLINER WIRING HARNESS CAN BE PINCHED OR CAN CHAFE ON THE SEAT FRAME OR SPRING SUPPORT ROD, WEARING THROUGH THE WIRE INSULATION AND CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.
The risk
THE HIGH CURRENT CAUSED BY THE ELECTRICAL SHORT WELDS THECIRCUIT BREAKER ELEMENTS TOGETHER IN THE CLOSED POSITION, LEAVING THE CIRCUITUNPROTECTED AND GENERATING SUFFICIENT HEAT TO BURN THE WIRE INSULATION ANDIGNITE THE SEAT CUSHION MATERIAL.
The remedy
REPAIR ANY ABRADED WIRING AND REROUTE THE WIRING HARNESS USING A WIRING HARNESS CLIP.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Century | 1990, 1991 |
| Chevrolet Celebrity | 1990 |
| Oldsmobile Ciera | 1990 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1991 |
| Pontiac 6000 | 1990, 1991 |
Components: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Century | 1990 | 33 | 2 |
| Buick Century | 1991 | 38 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Celebrity | 1990 | 7 | 2 |
| Oldsmobile Ciera | 1990 | 20 | 2 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1991 | 193 | 6 |
| Pontiac 6000 | 1990 | 11 | 2 |
| Pontiac 6000 | 1991 | 6 | 2 |
Other seats recalls in 1992
6 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the seats; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 92V183000 17 Dec 1992 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 92V177000 2 Dec 1992 | BOSS MFG. AND DIST.,INC. |
| 92V157000 2 Nov 1992 | HOME & PARK MOTORHOMES |
| 92V126000 8 Sept 1992 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 92V055000 14 Apr 1992 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992