General Motors Corp.: Seats › Mid/Rear Assembly
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 27, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 303. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE REAR BENCH SEAT DOES NOT MEET THE LOAD REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS," BECAUSE THE MANUAL LATCH MECHANISM ON THE FOLDING FULL BENCH REAR SEAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE BACK FRAME LOWER CROSS TUBE WITH DOMED HEAD STEEL RIVETS INSTEAD OF THE BOLTS SPECIFIED.
The remedy
THE RIVETS MUST BE REPLACED WITH THE CORRECT BOLTS.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Chevrolet C30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 Chevrolet K30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 GMC C35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 GMC K35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 GMC Sierra | 72 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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 93V163000.
Full record for the 1993 Chevrolet C30 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →