{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"83V046000","date":"1983-04-27","owner_notified":"1983-05-09","manufacturer":"GENERAL MOTORS CORP.","component":"SEATS","summary":"THE INERTIA LOCK MECHANISM MAY NOT FUNCTION, ALLOWING THE SEAT BACK TO FOLD FORWARD, AND THE SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":"VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH FOLDING REAR BENCH SEATS.SYSTEM: INTERIOR SYSTEMS; SEAT BACK INERTIA LOCK.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IF THE REAR SEAT IS OCCUPIED, THIS COULD CAUSE PERSONALINJURY BY PINNING OCCUPANTS BETWEEN THE REAR SEAT AND THE BACK OF THE FRONTSEAT.NOTE: THIS FAILURE MAY OCCUR UNDER MODERATE BRAKING CONDITIONS.CORRECTIVEACTION: THE DEALER WILL INSTALL A MANUALLY OPERATED LATCH WITH APOSITIVE LOCK AND RELEASE HANDLE AT NO CHARGE.","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":17312,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":1983,"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"BLAZER","vehicle_id":"1983_chevrolet_blazer","match":"exact","built_from":"1982-08-01","built_to":"1982-12-01"},{"year":1983,"make":"GMC","model":"JIMMY","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":"1982-08-01","built_to":"1982-12-01"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/83V046000"}