IllustrationRECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DRIVER SEAT MOUNTING FAILED, CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE OR TIP REARWARD INTO A RECLINING POSITION. CHEVROLET DENIES RESPONSIBILITY SINCE OVER 1 YEAR PASSED SINCE RECALL. *AK *ML
1994 Chevrolet C1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most C1500 years
Owner complaints for the 1994 Chevrolet C1500 are substantially higher than the model-year median of 41.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 13 of 152 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 74 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seats. Review the 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
4 crash reports0 fire reports2 injury reports
Seats complaints
27 reportsWHEN GETTING INTO THE TRUCK THE SEAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME. THE FRAME WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP FIRST, THEY THEN REFERRED ME TO CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM LATE LAST YEAR AND THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN IT. I ALSO INFORMED THEM THAT I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE UP TO GREEN CHEVROLET (CURRENTLY AMERIC…
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I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP FIRST, THEY THEN REFERRED ME TO CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM LATE LAST YEAR AND THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN IT. I ALSO INFORMED THEM THAT I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE UP TO GREEN CHEVROLET (CURRENTLY AMERICAN CHEVROLET) THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE AT THAT TIME THE SEAT WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY.
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVE BACKWARD UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK *SLC
AFTER HAVING REPAIR WORK DONE ON SEATBACK BOLT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BOLT BROKE AGAIN, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. RECALL # 96E010000. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH THE BOLTS THAT CONTROL THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT SHEARED OFF, AND CAUSED THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE. PROBLEM CORRECTED UNDER RECALL # 96010000 ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK RECLINING BOLT BROKE, SEAT WILL NOT STAY IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. (95V-246). *AK
CONSUMER STATES THE SIXTY-FORTY SPLIT BEACH SEAT BRACKET WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE METAL IS TOO THIN, RESULTING IN THE METAL TO FATIGUE, ALLOWING THE SEAT TO BREAK AWAY, CAUSING THE SEAT TO DROP BACK TEN TO SIX INCHES. PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELTS AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BOLTS PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICES, RECALL REPAIR ON SEAT BELTS DID NOT REMEDY FAILURE.
SEAT FRAME BROKE, ALLOWING SEAT TO TILT.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
1EA97023 · Driver's Seat Frame Failure
Opened Oct 31, 1997 · Closed Jun 1, 1999
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seats
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION HAS RECEIVED 375 REPORTS ALLEGING FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME WHICH IS PRONE TO BREAKAGE AT THE LEFT FRONT ATTACHING POINT.WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE SEAT MAY TILT AWAY FROM THE RISER DURING ACCELERATING OR BRAKING.(SEE CLOSING REPORT)