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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet C10 | 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| GMC C15 | 1995, 1996 |
| GMC C25 | 1995, 1996 |
| GMC C35 | 1995, 1996 |
| GMC Sierra 1500 | 1997 |
| GMC Sierra 2500 | 1997 |
| GMC Sierra 3500 | 1997 |
Components: SEATS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet C10 | 1995 | 40 | 7 |
| Chevrolet C10 | 1996 | 16 | 6 |
| Chevrolet C10 | 1997 | 7 | 3 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1995 | 14 | 6 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1996 | 0 | 4 |
| Chevrolet C20 | 1997 | 2 | 2 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1995 | 9 | 7 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1996 | 5 | 5 |
| Chevrolet C30 | 1997 | 4 | 1 |
| GMC C15 | 1995 | 10 | 6 |
| GMC C15 | 1996 | 4 | 5 |
| GMC C25 | 1995 | 3 | 6 |
| GMC C25 | 1996 | 2 | 4 |
| GMC C35 | 1995 | 0 | 7 |
| GMC C35 | 1996 | 3 | 5 |
| GMC Sierra 1500 | 1997 | 83 | 3 |
| GMC Sierra 2500 | 1997 | 14 | 2 |
| GMC Sierra 3500 | 1997 | 10 | 1 |
Other seats recalls in 1997
13 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the seats; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 97V192000 1 Nov 1997 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 97V176000 7 Oct 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 97V168000 2 Oct 1997 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| 97V155000 12 Sept 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 97V081002 8 Aug 1997 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 97V081001 12 May 1997 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| 97V078000 10 May 1997 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 97V036000 11 Mar 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997