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2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SEATS

crash · 1347234 · 2017-01-09

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2014
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEATS
Miles at failure
26,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT (I WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME AT A DRY, MUTLI-TURN LANE LIGHT) NOV 15, 2016. AFTER COLLISION REPAIRS TO THE VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, I FOUND THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WOULD NOT RECLINE. DEALERSHIP WORKED ON IT AND CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IT. AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT, IT RECLINED BUT WOULD NOT LOCK INTO PLACE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AND REQUIRED METAL SEAT BACK FRAME REPLACEMENT TO FIX THE FAILURE. DEALERSHIP COULDN'T OR WOULDN'T IDENTIFY THIS AS A PROBLEM THAT RESULTED FROM THE ACCIDENT. INSURANCE WOULD NOT COVER THE DAMAGE AS THE DIRECT HIT TO THE TRUCK WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE, OPPOSITE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND AS I HAVE NEVER HAD A SEAT FAILURE OF THIS TYPE AND HAVE OWNED OTHER NEW CHEVY TRUCKS SIMILAR TO THIS ONE I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS COULD BE A FAULTY PRODUCTION RUN OF THE SEAT BACK FRAME. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT DID NOT EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. I'M NOW CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY BE OTHER HIDDEN CRITICAL FAILURE ITEMS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT OR COULD POSSIBLY BE AN INSTALLED FACTORY FAILURE. I DON'T HAVE PHOTOS BUT I DO HAVE THE OLD SEAT BACK FRAME IN MY POSSESSION IF NEEDED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10943905
Machine
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