1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 1%of 555 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 132,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the seat belts of the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 1% of the 555 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 132,000 miles. 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 contact owns a 1997 Chevrolet SILVERADO 1500. The contact was driving 30 MPH when the contact drover over black ice and slid off the road. The contact sideswiped two trees before crashing head on into another tree. The air bags deployed yet the seat belt detached from the lock and the entire unit that held the seatbelt in place was fractured. The contact sustained severe burns and a broken nose as a result. A police report was available. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a salvage lot. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileage was 132,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10377172, filed 2011-01, 132,000 miles“Front passenger seat belt will fully lock up when retracted from time to time--rendering seat belt inoperative. Dealer will not fix unless a service technician sees the problem (sales person has seen the problem). Gm will not authorize repair unless problem is consistent and readily duplicatable. This is a very serious concern for me--passengers are often not able to buckle-up without 5-10 minutes of fiddling with the restraint system before it will release.”
NHTSA complaint #701656, filed 1998-12“Ck1500 the seat belt sticks, you can not get it to release sometimes we have taken it in twice for this problem and will have to do so again this coming week. This is a serious safety hazard.”
NHTSA complaint #701097, filed 1998-12Seat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0% |
| 2021 | 7 | 1% |
| 2020 | 5 | 1% |
| 2019 | 12 | 1% |
| 2018 | 11 | 2% |
| 2017 | 13 | 2% |
| 2016 | 11 | 1% |
| 2015 | 22 | 2% |
| 2014 | 50 | 3% |
| 2013 | 4 | 1% |
| 2012 | 2 | 1% |
| 2011 | 8 | 1% |
| 2010 | 3 | 1% |
| 2009 | 10 | 2% |
| 2008 | 11 | 1% |
| 2007 | 26 | 3% |
| 2006 | 1 | 0% |
| 2005 | 2 | 0% |
| 2004 | 3 | 0% |
| 2003 | 5 | 1% |
| 2002 | 5 | 1% |
| 2001 | 10 | 2% |
| 2000 | 5 | 1% |
| 1999 | 11 | 2% |
| 1998 | 10 | 3% |
| 1997 | 8 | 1% |
| 1996 | 1 | 14% |
Other parts of the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
140 complaintsBrakes
134 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
78 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
57 complaintsFuel system
52 complaintsEngine cooling
35 complaintsSuspension
34 complaintsElectrical system
28 complaintsAir bags
16 complaintsSeats
13 complaintsBody and structure
12 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
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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