Model year record

1983 GMC Jimmy

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. 2 owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 83V046000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
17,312
Reported to NHTSA
1983-04-27
Owners notified
1983-05-09

Defect description

THE INERTIA LOCK MECHANISM MAY NOT FUNCTION, ALLOWING THE SEAT BACK TO FOLD FORWARD, AND THE SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD.

Manufacturer remedy

No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

ComponentComplaintsMedian mileage
Tires: tread/belt2

The 1982 model has 2 times as many complaints as this one. The 1984 model has about a third as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.