NHTSA recall campaign

83V046000

Seats

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2Affected configurations shown17,312Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentSeats
Report receivedMar 4, 1985
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THE INERTIA LOCK MECHANISM MAY NOT FUNCTION, ALLOWING THE SEAT BACK TO FOLD FORWARD, AND THE SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD.

What fixes it

Official remedy

See the official campaign record for remedy details.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 83V046000

1983 CHEVROLET BLAZEROpen vehicle record →1983 GMC JIMMYOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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