General Motors Corp.: Seats
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 12, 1999 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 138,691. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER GEAR TEETH MAY WEAR EXCESSIVELY THROUGH REPEATED USE, AND COULD CAUSE THE SEAT BACK TO SLIP PARTIALLY REARWARD WHEN FORCE IS APPLIED.
The risk
IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, IT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT RECLINER MECHANISMS.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Saturn SC | 39 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 1995 Saturn SC1 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 1995 Saturn SL | 355 | 3 | 6 | 75 |
| 1995 Saturn SW | 36 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1994 Saturn SC | 51 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 1994 Saturn SC1 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1994 Saturn SL | 286 | 1 | 4 | 51 |
| 1994 Saturn SW | 30 | 1 | 1 | 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 99V045000.
Full record for the 1995 Saturn SC → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →