The defect
THE REAR BENCH SEAT DOES NOT MEET THE LOAD REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS," BECAUSE THE MANUAL LATCH MECHANISM ON THE FOLDING FULL BENCH REAR SEAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE BACK FRAME LOWER CROSS TUBE WITH DOMED HEAD STEEL RIVETS INSTEAD OF THE BOLTS SPECIFIED.
The remedy
THE RIVETS MUST BE REPLACED WITH THE CORRECT BOLTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet C30 | 1993 |
| Chevrolet K30 | 1993 |
| GMC C35 | 1993 |
| GMC K35 | 1993 |
| GMC Sierra | 1993 |
Components: SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
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 C30 | 1993 | 4 | 3 |
| Chevrolet K30 | 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| GMC C35 | 1993 | 0 | 2 |
| GMC K35 | 1993 | 2 | 2 |
| GMC Sierra | 1993 | 72 | 2 |
Other seats recalls in 1993
9 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the seats; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 93V216000 14 Dec 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V213000 14 Dec 1993 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 93V193000 23 Nov 1993 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 93V187000 16 Nov 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V110000 7 Jul 1993 | C.T.I. INCORPORATED |
| 93V090000 20 May 1993 | TRADEWINDS CONVERSIONS |
| 93V035000 9 Mar 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V029000 3 Mar 1993 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993