Seats
Filed Jan 2, 1997NM
THE PASSENGER'S SEAT RECLINES ON ITS OWN AND WILL NOT STAY IN ONE POSITION. *AK
1993 Chevrolet K15
Routine
Owners filed 15 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seats › front assembly › recliner. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Seats | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Body › Tailgate › Hinge and Attachments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsSeats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash
Filed Mar 4, 1996WI
WHILE DRIVING, DRIVERS SIDE SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash
Filed Mar 4, 1996WI
WHILE DRIVING, DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BACK BROKE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Seats
Filed Jan 30, 1996PA
FRONT SEATBACK COLLAPSED IN EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCK. TT
Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 15, 1995VA
UPON REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVERS SEAT BACK COLLAPSED AND LOWER LUMBAR WENT FORWARD. TT
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Dec 4, 1995FL
STEERING COLUMN LOCKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 30, 1995TX
WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SMOKE AND SLIP. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Nov 21, 1995MO
THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE. TT BRAKE SYSTEM DESIGN ALLOWS PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR UNDER BRAKING.*JB
Structure › Body › Tailgate › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Sep 18, 1995NY
THE REAR TAILGATE STRAP BROKE . TT
Seats
Filed Aug 22, 1995NV
THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE DRIVERS SEAT HAVE SHEARED AND THE DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Seats
Filed Aug 9, 1995MO
THIS TRUCK IS AN EXTENDED CAB. THE BOLT BROKE ON THE DRIVERS SEAT AND CAUSED SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARDS FREELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 15, 1995CA
PAD RUBBED A HOLE IN OIL LINES, RESULTING IN OIL LEAKING ONTO EXHAUST SYSTEM. TT
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Apr 5, 1995ID
DRIVERS SEATBACK BOLTS BROKE TWICE AND THE SEAT FELL BACKWARDS. TT
Steering
Filed Mar 16, 1995WA
RED RALPH DEALERS HAD TRUCK IN DUE TO POOR HANDLING RIDING OVER GRADED BRIDGE. DRIVERS COMPLAINS ABOUT CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Feb 22, 1995VA
SEAT LATCHES FAILED. TT
15 of 15 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.