NHTSA recall campaign

95V098000

Seats

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6Affected configurations shown3,649Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentSeats
Report receivedApr 5, 1996
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE SEAT BACK TO "RATCHET" REARWARD. REARWARD MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT BACK INCREASES TO WHERE THE SEATBACK HAS MOVED TO A FULLY RECLINED HORIZONTAL POSITION. COMPLETE LOSS OF BACK SUPPORT COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SEAT AND, IF NECESSARY, INSTALL A NEW RECLINER LATCH SPRING AND HANDLE.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 95V098000

1995 KENWORTH AEROCABOpen vehicle record →1995 KENWORTH T600BOpen vehicle record →1995 KENWORTH T800Open vehicle record →1994 KENWORTH T800Open vehicle record →1994 KENWORTH T600BOpen vehicle record →1994 KENWORTH AEROCABOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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