Recall 91V049000: Utilimaster corporation

Report received

Mar 25, 1991

Manufacturer

Utilimaster corporation

Potentially affected

12,659vehicles

Model years

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Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

The driver's seat and the passenger front outboard occupant seat are designed with the safety belt anchorage on the seat structure. The welds on the aluminum weld mount assembly attaching the seat pedestal to the chassis could fracture in an accident and would not comply with fmvss 207 and fmvss 210.

Possible consequence

Failure of the seat assembly and or the seat beltassembly could result in increased risk of injury to seat occupant in the eventof a sudden stop or accident.

Remedy

A steel member will be installed attaching the seat pedestal to the chassis frame.