General Motors Corp.: Seats
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 9, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 5,574. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEAT MANUAL RECLINING MECHANISMS DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS." THE SEAT BACK MECHANISMS WILL NOT LATCH UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
The risk
THE SEATS MAY RECLINE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, RESULTINGIN A HAZARD TO SEAT OCCUPANTS AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
The remedy
REPLACE THE MANUAL SEAT RECLINER MECHANISM WITH A MECHANISM THAT COMPLIES WITH FMVSS 207.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Buick Regal | 85 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1993 Chevrolet Lumina | 243 | 3 | 13 | 14 |
| 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass | 139 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 1993 Pontiac Grand Prix | 131 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
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 93V035000.
Full record for the 1993 Buick Regal → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →