# 1989 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — SEATS
> NHTSA complaint `228080` · 2000-07-28 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SUBURBAN
- **Year:** 1989
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEATS
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL IN THE EARLY TO MID '90'S FOR FAILURE OF A BOLT WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE. WHEN I RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS RECALL, I PROMPTLY HAD THE WORK DONE. BUT WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, I FELT UNEASY BECAUSE I REALLY DIDN'T THINK THEY DID THE WORK. ABOUT A YEAR TO TWO YEARS AFTER THE BOLT WAS "REPLACED"  THE SEAT COLLAPSED ON ME. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIXED IT IMMEDIATELY. IN HINDSIGHT, I WAS UPSET I DIDN'T KEEP THE BOLT THAT BROKE TO DETERMINE BY TESTING IF IT HAD INDEED BEEN REPLACED AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL. ANYWAY, YESTERDAY, JULY 27, 2000, I WAS DRIVING ALONE AT 40 MPH WHEN THE BOLT AGAIN BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE AND ME TO FALL BACKWARDS, LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS JUST LUCKY IT WAS A WIDE ROAD AND THERE WAS NOBODY NEAR ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I FOUND THE BOLT THAT SNAPPED AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT TESTED.  *AK
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