General Motors Corp.: Seats
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 7, 1997 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 624,433. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED CAB AND 2-DOOR UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH RECLINING SEATS AND THE EASY-ENTRY FEATURE. THESE VEHICLES EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH A PINCH POINT EXISTS IN THE RECLINER MECHANISM THAT CAN TRAP AND PINCH A PERSON'S HAND OR FINGER(S) WHEN THE EASY-ENTRY FEATURE IS ACTIVATED.
The risk
THIS PINCHING CAN CUT THE HAND OR POSSIBLY SEVER THE FINGER(S) WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTOR COVER OVER THE RECLINER MECHANISM.
18 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Chevrolet C10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 Chevrolet C20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Chevrolet C30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 GMC Sierra 1500 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 GMC Sierra 2500 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 GMC Sierra 3500 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 1996 Chevrolet C10 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 Chevrolet C20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Chevrolet C30 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 GMC C15 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 GMC C25 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 GMC C35 | 0 | 8 | 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 97V037000.
Full record for the 1997 Chevrolet C10 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →