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NHTSA Action Number : RQ99015 NHTSA Recall Campaign Number : 99V130000
Make / Models :         Model/Build Years:    
     CHEVROLET / BLAZER     1992-1996
     CHEVROLET / TAHOE     1992-1996
     GMC / YUKON     1992-1996
Manufacturer : GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Component :
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
Date Investigation Opened : July 14, 1999
Date Investigation Closed : December 28, 2001
Summary:
 GM CONDUCTED TWO RECALLS, 95V-246 AND 99V-130, FOR 741,486 MODEL YEAR 1992-1994 C/K EXTENDED CAB LIGHT TRUCKS, EQUIPPED WITH FRONT HIGH BACK BUCKET SEATS OR 60/40 SPLIT BENCH SEATS. THE BOLTS ATTACHING THE SEAT BACK TO THE RECLINER MECHANISM COULD LOOSEN, FATIGUE, OR FRACTURE. IN A PAST INVESTIGATION, GM STATED THAT THE 2-DOOR FULL SIZE UTILITY VEHICLES SHARED THE SAME SEATS AS THE C/K TRUCKS. THIS INVESTIGATION IS OPENED TO DETERMINE IF THE UTILITY VEHICLES BASED ON THE C/K TRUCKS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS WELL.
   

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