NHTSA safety recall

Recall 87V079000

Seats — Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and others · reported 7 May 1987 · 1,136,407 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

THE METAL FLOOR PAN ANCHOR BAR COULD FATIGUE AND BREAK AROUND THE LEFT FRONT OUTER SEAT ADJUSTER STUD OF THE DRIVERS SEAT, ALLOWING THE STUD TO SEPARATE FROM THE FLOOR PAN ANCHOR BAR.

The risk

DRIVERS SEAT COULD TIP REARWARD UNEXPECTEDLY; THIS COULDRESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

The fix

INSTALL A REINFORCEMENT BRACKET ON THE FLOOR PAN ANCHOR BAR AT THE LEFT FRONT OUTER SEAT ADJUSTER POSITION OF THE DRIVERS SEAT.

SYSTEM: DRIVERS SEAT.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH MANUALLY ADJUSTABLE DRIVERSSEAT.

NHTSA campaign
87V079000
Filed by
General Motors Corp.
Report received
7 May 1987
Owners notified
24 Jun 1987
Potentially affected
1,136,407

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1983 Buick Skyhawk 1984 Buick Skyhawk 1983 Cadillac Cimarron 1984 Cadillac Cimarron 1983 Chevrolet Cavalier 1984 Chevrolet Cavalier 1983 Oldsmobile Firenza 1984 Oldsmobile Firenza 1983 Pontiac Sunbird 1984 Pontiac Sunbird

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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