NHTSA Campaign 13V488000

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT

Issued by General Motors LLC · Reported Oct 17, 2013 · 18,972 vehicles affected

What's wrong

General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles manufactured August 1, 2013, through September 10, 2013, and equipped with manual reclining seatbacks. In the affected vehicles, either of the front seatbacks may have play. Thus, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 202a, "Head Restraints."

Consequence

If the vehicle is struck from behind, the head restraint may not properly protect occupants, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

GM has notified owners. Dealers will inspect the seatback recliner mechanisms and make adjustments, as needed, free of charge. The recall began on October 23, 2013. Owners may contact Chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 and GMC at 1-800-462-8782. GM's recall number is 13323.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2014 18,972
GMC SIERRA 2014 18,972

Source: NHTSA Campaign 13V488000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.