Vehicle Safety Systems: Seats
Vehicle Safety Systems reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 25, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,400. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE SEAT RECLINER TO SEAT FRAME ATTACHING BOLTS ON THESE VEHICLES COULD LOOSEN, FATIGUE AND FRACTURE, ALLOWING THE SEAT BACK TO SUDDENLY RECLINE.
The risk
IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THIS COULD RESULT IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE ALL FOAM AND/OR FABRIC SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE RECLINER ASSEMBLY AND THE SEAT FRAME, INSTALL WASHERS BETWEEN THE SEAT RECLINER AND THE SEAT FRAME AT EACH ATTACHMENT POINT, AND INSTALL NEW ATTACHING BOLTS TORQUED TO A HIGHER SPECIFICATION. THESE CORRECTIONS WILL BE MADE TO BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS.
30 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Chevrolet C10 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 Chevrolet C20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Chevrolet C30 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 Chevrolet K10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 Chevrolet K20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 Chevrolet K30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Ford F-150 | 324 | 7 | 75 | 21 |
| 1996 GMC C15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 GMC C25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 GMC C35 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Chevrolet C10 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| 1995 Chevrolet C20 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 Chevrolet C30 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 Chevrolet K10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 Chevrolet K20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Chevrolet K30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Ford F-150 | 626 | 7 | 114 | 47 |
| 1995 GMC C15 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 GMC C25 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 GMC C35 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Chevrolet C10 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 Chevrolet C20 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 Chevrolet C30 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Chevrolet K10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Chevrolet K20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Chevrolet K30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Ford F-150 | 676 | 13 | 101 | 60 |
| 1994 GMC C15 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 GMC C25 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 GMC C35 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 96E010000.
Full record for the 1996 Chevrolet C10 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →