Recall - Front Seat Back Recliner May Not Lock: Overview
Model Year: 1993Bulletin No.: 93-C-4
File in Group: 10
Number: 15
Date: February '93
SUBJECT:
FRONT SEAT BACK MANUAL RECLINER MECHANISM
MODELS AFFECTED:
CERTAIN 1993 BUICK REGAL COUPE AND SEDAN
Note: See TSB # 93C4A and # 93C4B for additional information.
IMPORTANT:
This Campaign Bulletin lifts the stop delivery notice (DCS 93-07, dated 2/16/93) on all not involved vehicles. Involved vehicles, as indicated on dealer listings, must be corrected before sale. Our records indicate you have no involved vehicles if you do not receive a listing with this bulletin.
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended, provides that each vehicle which is subject to a recall campaign of this type must be adequately repaired within a reasonable time after the owner has tendered it for repair. A failure to repair within sixty (60) days after tender of vehicle is prima facie evidence of failure to repair within a reasonable time.
If the condition is not adequately repaired within a reasonable time, the owner may be entitled to an identical or reasonably equivalent vehicle at no charge or to a refund of the purchase price less a reasonable allowance for depreciation.
To avoid having to provide these burdensome solutions, every effort must be made to promptly schedule an appointment with each owner and to repair their vehicle as soon as possible. As you will see in reading the attached copy of the letter that is being sent to owners, the owners are being instructed to contact the Buick Customer Assistance Center if their dealer does not remedy the condition within five (5) days of the mutually agreed upon service date. If the condition is not remedied within a reasonable time, they are instructed on how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
DEFECT INVOLVED:
General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 1993 Buick Regal Coupe and Sedan model vehicles. These vehicles were assembled with driver and passenger front seat back manual recliner mechanisms which may not latch properly under certain circumstances. Without a properly latched seat back, the seats may recline without warning under some loads and will not meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 207, "Seat Systems".
To prevent the possibility of this condition occurring, and in order to comply with FMVSS 207, dealers are to replace the existing driver and passenger front seat back manual recliner mechanisms.
VEHICLES INVOLVED:
Involved are certain 1993 Regal Coupes and Sedans built within the following breakpoints:
PLANT
YEAR MODEL PLANT CODE FROM THROUGH
1993 Regal Oshawa # 2 "1" P1444746 P1447157
Involved vehicles have been identified by Vehicle Identification Number Computer Listings. Computer listings contain the complete Vehicle Identification Number, owner name and address data, and are furnished to involved dealers with the campaign bulletin. Owner name and address data furnished will enable dealers to follow-up with owners involved in this campaign.
These listings may contain owner names and addresses obtained from State Motor Vehicle Registration Records. The use of such motor Vehicle registration data for any other purpose is a violation of law in several states. Accordingly, you are urged to limit the use of this listing to the follow-up necessary to complete this campaign. Any dealer not receiving a computer listing with the campaign bulletin has no involved vehicles currently assigned.
This bulletin is notice to you that the new motor vehicles included in this campaign may not comply with the standard identified. Under Section 108 of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, it is illegal for a dealer to sell a new motor vehicle which the dealer knows does not comply with an applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard. As a consequence, if you sell any of these motor vehicles without first performing the campaign correction, your dealership may be subject to a civil penalty up to $1,000 for each such sale.