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Seats — Front Assembly — Recliner

Summary
The housing plates on the driver seat back latch recliner assemblies were manufactured with substandard material products. This tainted steel was used to produce seatback latches for both the right and left side seat assemblies. Under certain conditions, the defective housing plates may distort, allowing the locking teeth to disengage and tear off. This permits the seatback to pivot backwards.
Actions
Upon inspection, both driver and passenger seat latch/recliner assemblies, on vehicles exhibiting the suspect date codes, will be replaced.

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Date Announced
SEP 08, 1981
Vehicles Affected
6,500
NHTSA Campaign #
81V102000
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