IllustrationTHE SEATBACK BOLT BROKE 3 TIMES. FIRST TIME IT WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL. SECOND AND THIRD TIMES CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE SAME SEATBACK BOLT THAT HAS BEEN ON RECALL PREVIOUSLY. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
1993 Chevrolet C1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1993 Chevrolet C1500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 41.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 4 of 64 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Visibility. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seats. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
2 crash reports4 fire reports2 injury reports
Seats complaints
14 reportsWHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK AT 40 MPH THE BOLTS THAT SUPPORT THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE. THE BOLTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE, AND ONCE UNDER RECALL ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS AGO. THE OWNER HAS REPLACED THE BOLTS TWICE AFTER THE RECALL. MOST RECENT DATE BEING APRIL 8, 1998. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT FLEW BACK , THE BOLT BROKE. *AK CONSUMER MADE OWN REPAIRS, HOWEVER HE LATER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND WENT TO THE DEALER AND HAD REPAIRS MADE, 33474 MILES LATER THE BOLT BROKE AGAIN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, DEALER WOULD MAKE REPAIRS, BUT ONLY WITH CONSUMER PAYING…
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WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT FLEW BACK , THE BOLT BROKE. *AK CONSUMER MADE OWN REPAIRS, HOWEVER HE LATER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND WENT TO THE DEALER AND HAD REPAIRS MADE, 33474 MILES LATER THE BOLT BROKE AGAIN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, DEALER WOULD MAKE REPAIRS, BUT ONLY WITH CONSUMER PAYING FOR THEM, CONSUMER AGAIN DID REPAIRS ON HIS OWN, THE WARRANTY ON THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR 12 MONTHS OR 12000 MILES. *SLC
VEHICLE'S FRONT SEAT BENCH LATCH DOES NOT LOCK AND THE SEAT IS THROWEN FORWARD WITH NO WARNING UPON BRAKE APLLICATION. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.