The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY EXTENDED CAB CONVERSION PICKUP TRUCKS BY AMERICAN VAN. THE SEAT RECLINER TO SEAT FRAME ATTACHING BOLTS ON THESE VEHICLES COULD LOOSEN, FATIGUE, AND FRACTURE, ALLOWING THE SEAT BACK TO SUDDENLY RECLINE.
The risk
IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THIS COULD RESULT IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
VSS IS CONDUCTING THE NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY CAMPAIGN FOR THIS RECALL. DEALERS WILL REMOVE ALL FOAM AND/OR FABRIC SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE RECLINER ASSEMBLY AND THE SEAT FRAME, INSTALL WASHERS BETWEEN THE SEAT RECLINER AND THE SEAT FRAME AT EACH ATTACHMENT POINT, AND INSTALL NEW ATTACHING BOLTS TORQUED TO A HIGHER SPECIFICATION. THESE CORRECTIONS WILL BE MADE TO BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| American Van Chevrolet C10 | 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| American Van Chevrolet K10 | 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| American Van Ford F150 | 1994, 1995, 1996 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Van Chevrolet C10 | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| American Van Chevrolet C10 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| American Van Chevrolet C10 | 1996 | 1 | 1 |
| American Van Chevrolet K10 | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| American Van Chevrolet K10 | 1995 | 1 | 1 |
| American Van Chevrolet K10 | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| American Van Ford F150 | 1994 | 4 | 1 |
| American Van Ford F150 | 1995 | 2 | 1 |
| American Van Ford F150 | 1996 | 3 | 1 |
Other seats recalls in 1996
24 of the 297 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1996 concerned the seats.
| 96V178007 27 Dec 1996 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 96V178004 17 Dec 1996 | METROTRANS CORPORATION |
| 96V226000 4 Nov 1996 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 96V178003 25 Oct 1996 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. |
| 96V196000 8 Oct 1996 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 96V178002 27 Sept 1996 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| 96V178001 23 Sept 1996 | UNION CITY BODY COMPANY |
| 96V153000 23 Aug 1996 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1996