NHTSA recall 99V045000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 99V045000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 99006 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 1999-03-12 |
| Owners notified | 1999-03-13 |
| Component | SEATS |
| Units potentially affected | 138691 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER GEAR TEETH MAY WEAR EXCESSIVELY THROUGH REPEATED USE, AND COULD CAUSE THE SEAT BACK TO SLIP PARTIALLY REARWARD WHEN FORCE IS APPLIED.
What can happen
IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, IT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT RECLINER MECHANISMS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 13, 1999. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SATURN AT 1-800-553-6000, PROMPT 3.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 1994 SATURN SC | Built 1994-01-01 to 1994-08-31. |
|---|---|
| 1995 SATURN SC | Built 1994-01-01 to 1994-08-31. |
| 1994 SATURN SC1 | Built 1994-01-01 to 1994-08-31. |
| 1995 SATURN SC1 | Built 1994-01-01 to 1994-08-31. |
| 1994 SATURN SL | Built 1994-01-01 to 1994-08-31. |
| 1995 SATURN SL | Built 1994-01-01 to 1994-08-31. |
| 1994 SATURN SW | Built 1994-01-01 to 1994-08-31. |
| 1995 SATURN SW | Built 1994-01-01 to 1994-08-31. |
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 EA98017 and RQ00005
This recall followed 2 NHTSA investigations. 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.
| EA98017 | Engineering analysis, opened 1998-07-31, closed 1999-03-16. SEAT BACK FAILURES. SEATS. |
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| RQ00005 | Recall query, opened 2000-02-16, closed 2000-08-19. FRONT SEAT BACK CAN RECLINE OR COLLAPSE. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER. |
From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.