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1993 Chevrolet K15 Interior & seats Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Interior & seats reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Jan 2, 1997
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
53%
of 15 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Chevrolet K15 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming interior

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Interior & seats
Filed Jan 2, 1997

THE PASSENGER'S SEAT RECLINES ON ITS OWN AND WILL NOT STAY IN ONE POSITION. *AK

NHTSA ID
806998
Incident
Jun 12, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 4, 1996
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING, DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BACK BROKE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
980246
Incident
Oct 19, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 4, 1996
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING, DRIVERS SIDE SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
980083
Incident
Oct 19, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 30, 1996

FRONT SEATBACK COLLAPSED IN EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCK. TT

NHTSA ID
978419
Incident
Jun 1, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 15, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

UPON REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVERS SEAT BACK COLLAPSED AND LOWER LUMBAR WENT FORWARD. TT

NHTSA ID
976696
Incident
Nov 20, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 22, 1995

THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE DRIVERS SEAT HAVE SHEARED AND THE DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
970859
Incident
Aug 21, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 9, 1995

THIS TRUCK IS AN EXTENDED CAB. THE BOLT BROKE ON THE DRIVERS SEAT AND CAUSED SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARDS FREELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
970097
Incident
Aug 3, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 5, 1995

DRIVERS SEATBACK BOLTS BROKE TWICE AND THE SEAT FELL BACKWARDS. TT

NHTSA ID
963127
Incident
Jan 1, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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