Chevrolet Astro, Suburban; GMC Safari, Suburban (1985-1991): Seats
Recall 93V187000 · Nov 16, 1993 · General Motors Corp.
604,207
vehicles affected
604,207
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 93V187000
- Date
- Nov 16, 1993
- Maker
- General Motors Corp.
- Units affected
- 604,207
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Seats
- Model years
- 1985-1991
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
THE RECLINER MECHANISM AND THE SEAT FRAME MAY HAVE FOAM AND/OR VINYL BETWEEN THEM, CREATING A "SOFT" JOINT. THIS "SOFT" JOINT RESULTS IN LOWER THAN SPECIFIED BOLT TORQUE WHICH LEADS TO JOINT LOOSENESS, CAUSING BOLT FATIGUE AND EVENTUAL BOLT FAILURE.
What can happen
IF BOLT FAILURE OCCURS TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, IT WOULDALLOW THE SEAT BACK TO SUDDENLY RECLINE, AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE FOAM AND/OR VINYL FROM BETWEEN THE RECLINER MECHANISM AND THE SEAT FRAME "SOFT" JOINT AND REPLACE THE RECLINER BOLTS.
Vehicles covered
4 models, 18 model years in all
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 93V187000?
4 models: Chevrolet Astro (1985-1991), Chevrolet Suburban (1989-1990), GMC Safari (1985-1991) and 1 more, about 604,207 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 93V187000?
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE FOAM AND/OR VINYL FROM BETWEEN THE RECLINER MECHANISM AND THE SEAT FRAME "SOFT" JOINT AND REPLACE THE RECLINER BOLTS.
What can happen?
IF BOLT FAILURE OCCURS TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, IT WOULDALLOW THE SEAT BACK TO SUDDENLY RECLINE, AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.