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Recall Query · Closed

SEAT BACK FAILURE

Action number
RQ99006
Opened
May 13, 1999
Closed
Feb 2, 2000
Outcome
Recall 99V212000

Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)

This investigation led to a recall

NHTSA links this probe to recall campaign 99V212000.

Campaign 99V212000 predates our recall archive — check NHTSA.gov for details.

What NHTSA is examining

The seat recliner's lower bolts can fatigue and break causing the set back to collapse backward without warning.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.