General Motors Corp.: Seats
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 2, 1989 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 343. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE REAR MODULAR SEAT FRAME HOLD-DOWN HOOKS MAY NOT MEET THE REQUIRED PULL FORCE AT THE REAR SET ANCHORAGE.
The risk
VEHICLES WOULD NOT CONFORM TO FMVSS 207.
The remedy
REPLACE REAR HOLD DOWN HOOKS AND PIVOT RIVETS WITH HEAT TREATED HARDWARE.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Chevrolet Lumina Apv | 99 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 1990 Oldsmobile Silhouette | 43 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990 Pontiac Trans Sport | 45 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 89V164000.
Full record for the 1990 Chevrolet Lumina Apv → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →