The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 60/40 FRONT BENCH SEATS AND EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS AND 2-DOOR UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL LOCKING RECLINER BUCKET SEATS. THE OUTBOARD SAFETY BELT WEBBING ON THE DRIVER'S AND/OR PASSENGER'S SEAT CAN SEPARATE DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT.
The risk
IF A SEPARATION OCCURRED AND THERE WERE SECONDARY CRASH EVENTS OR VEHICLE ROLLOVER, THERE WOULD BE NO BELT RESTRAINT OF THE OCCUPANT AND INCREASED INJURIES COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE RECLINER MECHANISM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Blazer | 1996, 1997 |
| Chevrolet S10 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| GMC Jimmy | 1996, 1997 |
| GMC Sonoma | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
Components: SEAT BELTS
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 Blazer | 1996 | 1,153 | 6 |
| Chevrolet Blazer | 1997 | 768 | 4 |
| Chevrolet S10 | 1994 | 963 | 5 |
| Chevrolet S10 | 1995 | 910 | 5 |
| Chevrolet S10 | 1996 | 665 | 7 |
| Chevrolet S10 | 1997 | 469 | 6 |
| GMC Jimmy | 1996 | 407 | 6 |
| GMC Jimmy | 1997 | 274 | 4 |
| GMC Sonoma | 1994 | 224 | 2 |
| GMC Sonoma | 1995 | 213 | 3 |
| GMC Sonoma | 1996 | 148 | 6 |
| GMC Sonoma | 1997 | 111 | 2 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1997
22 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the seat belts; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 97V220000 16 Dec 1997 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 97V211000 18 Nov 1997 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 97V174000 7 Oct 1997 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 97V161000 22 Sept 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 97V158000 18 Sept 1997 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 97V157000 12 Sept 1997 | WARRICK INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 97V167001 11 Sept 1997 | TIFFIN MOTOR HOMES |
| 97V149000 9 Sept 1997 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997