Oldsmobile Recall : GM/Seat Latch/Finger Injuries

1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette

When activating the release mechanism to roll a bucket seat forward, a customer's finger(s) could be severely injured or severed in they are not kept clear of the mechanism.

Seats — Front Assembly — Recliner

Summary
Vehicle description: Passenger mini vans equipped with bucket seats or a split bench seat in the second (middle) or third (back) row. The seat latch mechanisms on bucket seats and on the 40% portion of the split bench seat in the second and third rows do not have protective covers.
Actions
Dealers will install protective covers on the outboard latch mechanisms on all left and right hand rear bucket seats in the second and third row, and to both inboard and outboard latch mechanisms on the center rear bucket seat and the 40% portion of the split bench seat.
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Date Announced
JUN 26, 1998
Vehicles Affected
125,990
NHTSA Campaign #
98V145000
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