General Motors Corp.: Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 1, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 319,181. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE POWER SEAT OR RECLINER WIRING HARNESS CAN BE PINCHED OR CAN CHAFE ON THE SEAT FRAME OR SPRING SUPPORT ROD, WEARING THROUGH THE WIRE INSULATION AND CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.
The risk
THE HIGH CURRENT CAUSED BY THE ELECTRICAL SHORT WELDS THECIRCUIT BREAKER ELEMENTS TOGETHER IN THE CLOSED POSITION, LEAVING THE CIRCUITUNPROTECTED AND GENERATING SUFFICIENT HEAT TO BURN THE WIRE INSULATION ANDIGNITE THE SEAT CUSHION MATERIAL.
The remedy
REPAIR ANY ABRADED WIRING AND REROUTE THE WIRING HARNESS USING A WIRING HARNESS CLIP.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Buick Century | 38 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass | 193 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| 1991 Pontiac 6000 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 Buick Century | 33 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990 Chevrolet Celebrity | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 Oldsmobile Ciera | 20 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 1990 Pontiac 6000 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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 92V124000.
Full record for the 1991 Buick Century → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →