NHTSA campaign 96V196000
Pontiac Recall 96V-196: GM/FMVSS 302 - FLAMMABILITY
NHTSA recall 96V196000 was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on October 8, 1996, with 47 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Pontiac Bonneville for the 1997 model year. Owners were notified on October 9, 1996, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 96V196000 (also written 96V-196 or 96V196)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 47 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seats
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 302
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 96V196000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Pontiac
Pontiac Bonneville
- 1997 · Vehicles built September 1, 1996 – September 30, 1996 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 96V196000.
Defect description
THE SEAT COVER TRIM MATERIAL DOES NOT MEET THE FLAMMABILITY REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 302, "FLAMMABILITY OF INTERIOR MATERIALS."
Safety consequence
IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WERE PRESENT, A VEHICLE INTERIOR FIRE CAN OCCUR.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COVERS ON THE FRONT SEAT BACKS, REAR SEAT CUSHION AND REAR SEAT BACK ASSEMBLIES.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING LATE OCTOBER 1996. NOTE:OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 96V196000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.