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1990 Chevrolet Suburban Interior & seats Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Interior & seats reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
15
Latest Jan 13, 2000
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
28%
of 54 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1990 Chevrolet Suburban submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming interior

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Interior & seats
Filed Jan 13, 2000

SEATBACK RECLINING MECHANISM BROKE WHILE OWNER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE. SEATBACK IS CURRENTLY RECLINED ALL THE WAY BACK, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. DEALER SAYS IT WAS AGE AND FATIGUE. *AK

NHTSA ID
854954
Interior & seatsPowertrain (other)
Filed Jan 10, 2000

DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. NLM

NHTSA ID
783704
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 23, 1998

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE OVER 2YRS AGO (#93V187000). THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED. THE BOLTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATS FAILED TO HOLD THE SEAT.

NHTSA ID
828138
Incident
Aug 25, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed May 29, 1998
1 injury reported

RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED, REPAIRS FAILED (SEAT BACK COLLAPSED) RESULTING IN ACCIDENT/INJURY.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) (93V187)

NHTSA ID
536018
Incident
May 17, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 15, 1997

INTREIOR SYSTEMS;SEAT TRACK ANCHORS AND SEATS: HAD RECALL WORK DONE IN JULY 1995FOR SEATBACK. ON FEB. 20,1996 TOOK VEHICLE BACK BECAUSE THE LEFT SEATBACK WAS LOOSE. JUNE 2, 97, THE SEATBACK BROKE AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE IN AND THEY GAVE HIM TWO BOLTS TO REPAIR THE SEAT . EACH TIME THERE WAS A CHARGE AND CONSUMER DOESN'T FEEL THAT A CHARGE WAS IN ORDER BECAUSE IT WASN'T REPAIRED CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID
814210
Incident
Jul 20, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed May 30, 1997
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BOLT BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACKWARD, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
812604
Incident
Apr 12, 1994
Interior & seats
Filed May 7, 1997

BACK SEAT BOLT BROKE.

NHTSA ID
517038
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 4, 1996

WELDING ON SEAT BRACKET WAS INSUFFICIENT TO HOLD THE SEAT, RESULTING IN METAL FATIGUE AND FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
510850
Incident
Oct 12, 1990
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 23, 1996

WHILE DRIVING THE TWO FRONT SEATS BOLTS BROKE, CAUSING THE SEATS TO RECLINE PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (93V-187); WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

NHTSA ID
801582
Incident
Apr 3, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 3, 1996

INVOLVED IN RECALL 93V187000, DEALER MADE REPAIRS BUT THE SEATBACK COLLAPSED AGAIN. TT

NHTSA ID
977304
Incident
Jan 1, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 30, 1995

SEAT RECLINER BOLTS ARE LOOSE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACK, SERVICE BULLETIN WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TT

NHTSA ID
975804
Incident
Nov 29, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 5, 1995

HAD SEAT RECALL DONE IN FEBRUARY, SAT IN DRIVERS SIDE SEAT AND BOLT BROKE. TT

NHTSA ID
973023
Incident
Oct 4, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 24, 1995

VEHICLES SEAT/SEAT FRAMES FAILED. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *DH

NHTSA ID
484528
Incident
Jul 24, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 20, 1995

AFTER RECALL WORK WAS DONE, SEATBACK COLLAPSED ALLOWING SEATBACK TO FALL REARWARD, WHEN BOLTS SHEARED OFF, 93V187000, 91-C-19. TT

NHTSA ID
962235
Incident
Mar 18, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 8, 1995
1 injury reported

DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED PRIOR TO/TWICE AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (93V-187). TT & *AK

NHTSA ID
961517
Incident
Dec 1, 1994

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

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