NHTSA recall 96E010000 · Equipment
Seats
Chevrolet C10 and 9 more
Reported Mar 25, 19962,400 vehicles affectedVEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMSBuilt Jul 1, 1994 – Feb 1, 1996
The defect
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
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.