The 1985 GMC Safari has two recalls, both carrying serious crash risk: a front seat recliner bolt that can break and cause the seat back to suddenly collapse backward, and a steering gear mounting point that can crack and eventually cause total loss of steering control.
On vehicles with bucket seats and knob-type recliner mechanisms, a bolt in the recliner can fatigue and snap, sending the seat back flat without warning while driving. On the steering side, a mounting boss that attaches the steering gear to the frame rail can crack, and continued driving puts stress on the remaining two attachment points until they break as well, leaving the driver with no steering input.
At a glance
What can fail
The bolt that holds the front seat recliner in place may crack and break, allowing the seat back to suddenly lean backward unexpectedly.
What the fix does
The recliner bolts will be replaced with new ones.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
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At a glance
What can fail
The second steering gear attachment point to the frame can break or crack. If unrepaired, continued driving may cause the other two attachment points to fail, resulting in loss of steering control.
What the fix does
No remedy description available.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
