# NHTSA recall 22V359000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 22V359000
- Manufacturer's number: N212356050
- Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
- Reported: 2022\-05\-19
- Owners notified: 2022\-06\-23
- Component: SEATS
- Units potentially affected: 221
- Part numbers: 13535244, 13535243, 13525370, 13525368, 13525388, 13513082

## What is wrong

General Motors, LLC \(GM\) is recalling certain 2021 Chevrolet Malibu, 2022 Chevrolet Equinox, Blazer and Cadillac XT4 vehicles.  The driver's seat cushion frame may have an improper weld in the power tilt\-adjustment mechanism.


## What can happen

An improperly welded seat frame may not adequately restrain the driver in a crash, increasing their risk of injury.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect the driver's seat and replace the cushion frame, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed June 23, 2022.  Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1\-800\-222\-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1\-800\-458\-8006.  GM's number for this recall is N212356050.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 2, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-10
- Vehicles in the campaign: 221
- Reported remedied: 198 \(89%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2022 CADILLAC XT4](/makes/cadillac/xt4/2022/recalls.md)
- [2022 CHEVROLET BLAZER](/makes/chevrolet/blazer/2022/recalls.md)
- [2022 CHEVROLET EQUINOX](/makes/chevrolet/equinox/2022/recalls.md)
- [2021 CHEVROLET MALIBU](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2021/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [24\-NA\-239](/bulletins/11013269.md), 2025-01-30, Service bulletin
- [PIT6180](/bulletins/11006317.md), 2024-08-13, Service bulletin
- [06\-00\-89\-029V](/bulletins/11000158.md), 2024-05-16, Service bulletin
- [24\-NA\-054](/bulletins/10251926.md), 2024-03-20, Service bulletin
- [PIE0773B](/bulletins/10251921.md), 2024-03-20, Service bulletin
- [23\-NA\-110](/bulletins/10251360.md), 2024-03-06, Service bulletin
- [21\-NA\-122](/bulletins/10250274.md), 2024-02-14, Service bulletin
- [PIE0773A](/bulletins/10250247.md), 2024-02-14, Service bulletin
- [23\-NA\-046](/bulletins/10249764.md), 2024-02-06, Service bulletin
- [PIE0773](/bulletins/10248269.md), 2024-01-04, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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