1996 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 14%of 49 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the seats of the 1996 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck, 14% of the 49 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The rthand front seat is flipped foward by a lever on the seat back allowing the seat to move foward about 10 inches for access to the back seat. Durning the past months it had become harder to lock the seat until it was imposible. Durning this time the truck would be driven thinking the seat was locked untill, under braking the seat would slide foward. When I made an inquire to this problem, I was told that it was the first one they had heard of. Yet, monday, 11/09/1998, when I left the pu at sequoia Chevrolet to get this problem fixed they were doing the same repair to another xcpu. …”
NHTSA complaint #700479, filed 1998-11“Weld underneath driver's seat is broken, causing the seat to become loose , will not lock in position, resulting in excessive movement of the seat.dealer has been notified.”
NHTSA complaint #828094, filed 1998-09Seats: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 5% |
| 1999 | 2 | 6% |
| 1998 | 2 | 6% |
| 1996 | 7 | 14% |
| 1995 | 8 | 15% |
| 1994 | 2 | 6% |
| 1993 | 3 | 23% |
| 1992 | 3 | 23% |
| 1990 | 1 | 9% |
| 1988 | 1 | 7% |
Other parts of the 1996 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck
11 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
9 complaintsElectrical system
6 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1996 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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