Recall Register

1997 Chevrolet C20: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1997 Chevrolet C20. The newest campaign is 97V176000. NHTSA received the report on 7 Oct 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 97V176000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will check all seat mounting bolts and install any missing bolts.
NHTSA VIN lookup

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 630,851 units in total.

  1. 97V176000Received . 6,418 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks. One or two of the front seat mounting bolts were not installed. This does not comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 207, "seating systems."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a vehicle crash, a seat with this condition will not protect the occupant as required by the standard.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will check all seat mounting bolts and install any missing bolts.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 97V037000Received . 624,433 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: extended cab and 2-door utility vehicles equipped with reclining seats and the easy-entry feature. These vehicles exhibit a condition in which a pinch point exists in the recliner mechanism that can trap and pinch a person's hand or finger(s) when the easy-entry feature is activated.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This pinching can cut the hand or possibly sever the finger(s) without prior warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a protector cover over the recliner mechanism.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

2 complaints, 2 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1997 Chevrolet C20: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Fuel System, Gasoline1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
30 Jan 2001

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet C20, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1999, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19671
  2. 19701
  3. 19713
  4. 19720
  5. 19742
  6. 19751
  7. 19762
  8. 19771
  9. 19780
  10. 19793
  11. 19801
  12. 19811
  13. 19821
  14. 19830
  15. 19840
  16. 19850
  17. 19870
  18. 19885
  19. 19892
  20. 19903
  21. 19911
  22. 19923
  23. 19933
  24. 19948
  25. 19956
  26. 19964
  27. 19972
  28. 19981
  29. 20001
  30. 20011

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1997 Chevrolet C20: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/c20/1997/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 Chevrolet C20?
630,851 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet C20 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 42 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet C20, model years 1967 to 2001. 2 of them name the 1997 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet C20 name most often?
Fuel System, Gasoline: 1 of 2 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Chevrolet C20 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.