The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER GEAR TEETH MAY WEAR EXCESSIVELY THROUGH REPEATED USE, AND COULD CAUSE THE SEAT BACK TO SLIP PARTIALLY REARWARD WHEN FORCE IS APPLIED.
The risk
IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, IT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT RECLINER MECHANISMS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Saturn SC | 1994, 1995 |
| Saturn SC1 | 1994, 1995 |
| Saturn SL | 1994, 1995 |
| Saturn SW | 1994, 1995 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturn SC | 1994 | 51 | 1 |
| Saturn SC | 1995 | 39 | 2 |
| Saturn SC1 | 1994 | 82 | 1 |
| Saturn SC1 | 1995 | 59 | 1 |
| Saturn SL | 1994 | 286 | 1 |
| Saturn SL | 1995 | 355 | 3 |
| Saturn SW | 1994 | 30 | 1 |
| Saturn SW | 1995 | 36 | 2 |
Other seats recalls in 1999
14 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the seats; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 99V298000 27 Oct 1999 | MID BUS INCORPORATED |
| 99V252000 17 Sept 1999 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 99V246000 13 Sept 1999 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 99V212000 6 Aug 1999 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 99V175000 2 Jul 1999 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 99V173000 2 Jul 1999 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 99V018000 15 Jun 1999 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 99V139000 4 Jun 1999 | ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999