NHTSA recall 91V049000
Seats
Utilimaster Utilimaster
Reported Mar 25, 199112,659 vehicles affectedUTILIMASTER CORPORATIONBuilt Feb 1, 1980 – Mar 1, 1991
The defect
The driver's seat and the passenger front outboard occupant seat are designed with the safety belt anchorage on the seat structure. The welds on the aluminum weld mount assembly attaching the seat pedestal to the chassis could fracture in an accident and would not comply with fmvss 207 and fmvss 210.
The risk
Failure of the seat assembly and or the seat beltassembly could result in increased risk of injury to seat occupant in the eventof a sudden stop or accident.
The remedy
A steel member will be installed attaching the seat pedestal to the chassis frame.