1984 UTILIMASTER UTILIMASTER Recall

Campaign:

91V049000 on 03/27/1991

Component:

Seats

Manufactured:

01/31/1980 - 02/28/1991

Affected:

12,659

Defect:

The driver's seat and the passenger front outboard occupant seat are designed with the safety belt anchorage on the seat structure. the welds on the aluminum weld mount assembly attaching the seat pedestal to the chassis could fracture in an accident and would not comply with fmvss 207 and fmvss 210.

Consequence:

Failure of the seat assembly and or the seat beltassembly could result in increased risk of injury to seat occupant in the eventof a sudden stop or accident.

Correction:

A steel member will be installed attaching the seat pedestal to the chassis frame.

Notes:

System: seating systems and safety belt assembly anchorages; fmvss 207 and 210.vehicle description: walk-in vans on general motors corporation p30 chassis.

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