12Affected configurations shown586,058Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
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.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE RECLINER MECHANISM.
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 97V096001
1997 CHEVROLET BLAZEROpen vehicle record →1997 CHEVROLET S10Open vehicle record →1997 GMC JIMMYOpen vehicle record →1997 GMC SONOMAOpen vehicle record →1996 CHEVROLET S10Open vehicle record →1996 CHEVROLET BLAZEROpen vehicle record →1996 GMC JIMMYOpen vehicle record →1996 GMC SONOMAOpen vehicle record →1995 CHEVROLET S10Open vehicle record →1995 GMC SONOMAOpen vehicle record →1994 CHEVROLET S10Open vehicle record →1994 GMC SONOMAOpen 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.