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Pontiac Grand Am Seats Safety Report | May 01, 1998
Reported on May 01, 1998
| A COMPONENT OF PONTIAC'S PASSENGER-SIDE, EASY-ENTRY MANUAL SEAT IS BROKEN. WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THAT THE INERTIAL SEAT BACK, WHICH NORMALLY MOVES FORWARD ONLY A CERTAIN AMOUNT DURING BRAKING, NOW MOVES SO FAR FORWARD THAT IT RELEASES THE EASY-ENTRY MECHANISM, ALLOWING THE WHOLE SEAT TO SLIDE FORWARD UP TO THE IP. THE SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED AT THE TIME THIS FIRST OCCURED. AS BRAKING WAS IN PROGRESS, VEHICLE SPEED IS ESTIMATED. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1994 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | BUFFALO NY |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NW15A3RC |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | 25 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS N/A. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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