NHTSA recall 88V060000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 88V060000 |
| Manufacturer | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Reported | 1988-04-08 |
| Owners notified | 1988-11-28 |
| Component | SEATS |
| Units potentially affected | 149000 |
What is wrong
DRIVERS SEAT ADJUSTER MECHANISM MAY SEPARATE AT ITS FRONT ATTACHMENT DUE TO FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ADJUSTER BRACKET.
What can happen
FAILURE OF BOTH FRONT ATTACHMENTS MAY ALLOW SIGNIFICANTREARWARD MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT BACK.
The remedy
REPLACE DRIVERS SEAT ADJUSTER BRACKET WITH A STRONGER VERSION.
Notes
SYSTEM: DRIVERS SEAT ATTACHMENT.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL ROCKER RECLINER FRONTSEATS.
| 1983 RENAULT ALLIANCE | Built 1982-06-01 to 1984-06-01. |
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| 1984 RENAULT ALLIANCE | Built 1982-06-01 to 1984-06-01. |
| 1983 RENAULT ENCORE | Built 1982-06-01 to 1984-06-01. |
| 1984 RENAULT ENCORE | Built 1982-06-01 to 1984-06-01. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as EA88015
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EA88015 | Engineering analysis, opened 1988-01-19, closed 1988-05-16. SEAT TRACK. SEATS. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.