The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES BUILT WITH POWER SEAT OPTION. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT ATTACHING RISER WELDS WERE NOT CORRECT.
The risk
THE SEAT ATTACHMENT STRENGTH WOULD NOT BE SUFFICIENT IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER FRONT SEAT RISE WITH A RISER THAT WAS MIG WELDED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dodge Ram Van | 1998 |
| Dodge Ram Wagon | 1998 |
Components: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge Ram Van | 1998 | 22 | 1 |
| Dodge Ram Wagon | 1998 | 4 | 1 |
Other seats recalls in 1998
10 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the seats; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 98V328000 22 Dec 1998 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| 98V317000 14 Dec 1998 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 98V308001 17 Nov 1998 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. |
| 98V238000 28 Sept 1998 | CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 98V229000 17 Sept 1998 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 98V163000 21 Jul 1998 | TIARA MOTOR COACH DIVISION |
| 98V145000 26 Jun 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V138000 23 Jun 1998 | NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998