1. Chevrolet Silverado 1500
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  3. Seat Belts

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Seat Belts Problems

115
Owner complaint records in our dataset
20
Years with records
1999–2018
Stored years

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 115 stored complaint records:

  • 21 indicate a crash
  • 17 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire
  • 1 indicate a death

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

  • seat belt · 74 records
  • seat belts · 30 records
  • passenger side · 21 records
  • side seat · 18 records
  • front passenger · 11 records
  • failure mileage · 10 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi25
1–30k mi23
60–100k mi16
100–150k mi10
150–400k mi6

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • January 18, 2020 · 121,541 miles

    Seat Belts

    On saturday, january 18, 2020, i, [xxx], entered the stated vehicle and attempted to ?buckle-up.? I grasped the seat belt.. And proceeded to pull into place.... To my astonishment the end of the seat belt attached to the vehicle came right out of the seat. See attached photo. Unfortunately, at that instant i was unaware that a voluntary recall was issued on this problem on april 15 , 2016, for over 800,000 similar…

    ODI 11300338

    2014 records in this system

  • November 29, 2019

    Seat Belts

    Both rear left and right seat belts do no retract any more.

    ODI 11287213

    2014 records in this system

  • November 25, 2019 · 175,000 miles

    Seat Belts

    Cable that attaches the seat belt has broken for the second time. The first time gm replaced it and now they will not replace it.

    ODI 11288701

    2014 records in this system

  • November 22, 2019 · 56,000 miles

    Seat Belts

    Seat belt failure! Vehicle was parked, i went to put on my seatbelt (driver side) and cable attachment part at base of seatbelt separated. I bought this vehicle new and it has never been in an accident, had any damage or any work done to driver side seat. Vehicle is only 5 years old and currently has 56,000 miles.

    ODI 11282043

    2015 records in this system

  • November 5, 2019 · 175,000 miles

    Seat Belts

    SEAT BEAT BROKEN WHERE THE CABLE CONNECTS

    ODI 11282280

    2014 records in this system

  • October 5, 2019 · 87,000 miles

    Air Bags · Seat Belts

    Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving up a bumpy gravel, making a turn and hit a small pothole, all four air bags deployed without warning and the seat belt seized. In addition, the power steering failed and the engine stalled. The contact had to cut the air bags to see the road and drive safely to his residence. The contact sustained face, neck, and shoulder injuries that did not…

    1 injury

    ODI 11269344

    2014 records in this system

  • September 20, 2019 · 28,000 miles

    Air Bags · Seat Belts

    Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 25 mph, the contact heard a loud explosion inside the vehicle without warning. The cabin of the vehicle was filled with smoke. The vehicle was taken to rossi chevrolet buick gmc (360 nj-31, washington, nj 07882, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the driver's seat belt tensioner had exploded. There were no injuries. The contact was also…

    ODI 11258258

    2008 records in this system

  • September 8, 2019 · 100,000 miles

    Air Bags · Seat Belts

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. When the contact attempted to start the vehicle, a loud boom sound was heard from the front end of…

    ODI 11256628

    2007 records in this system