IllustrationDRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WAS UNSTABLE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE BRACKET BROKE OFF THE MAIN SEAT FRAME. THE CAUSE OF THE BRACKET BREAKING WAS NOT DETERMINED.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SEAT WAS POORLY CONSTRUCTED. *TC
1995 Chevrolet Silverado
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Silverado years
Owner complaints for the 1995 Chevrolet Silverado are substantially higher than the model-year median of 76.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 14 of 263 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Visibility. Review the 148 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seats. Review the 34 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
13 crash reports0 fire reports8 injury reports
Seats complaints
34 reportsSEAT FRAME FAILED, REPORTED TO MFR ON 12/9/2002 REP SAID THAT NO OTHER INCIDENCES HAD BEEN REPORTED. (NOT TRUE) DEALERSHIP WHERE I RECEIVED ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR ($315.00) SAID THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON REPAIR (ESTIMATED AT TWO PER DAY AT ONE TIME). DT
CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVER SEAT IS BROKEN FROM THE TRACK ANCHORS AND CAUSES THE SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FOURTH WHILE DRIVING, DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM
DRIVER SEAT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH AND ROCKS. MECHANIC STATED SEAT TRACKS ARE BROKEN. NLM
UPON VISUAL INSPECTION OWNER NOTICED PIECES OF METAL UNDER SEAT FRAME WAS BROKEN, AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. *AK
FRONT SEAT HAS SEPARATED FROM TRACK AND ANCHORS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK THE SEAT FLOPS AROUND AS THE RESULT OF SEPARATING FROM TRAC AND ANCHORS. *YH
BUCKET SEAT LATCH BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER BY A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL ,AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
BRACKETS THAT HOLD DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS BROKE, CAUSING THE SEATS TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP. BUT, PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
SEAT FRAME BROKE ON LEFT FRONT CORNER, CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. RESULT OF THE METRIC NUT BREAKING OFF OF A THIN STRIP OF METAL ATTACHED TO THE SEAT, THE METAL WAS WORN OUT FROM FREQUENT BENDING/FLEXING. DEALER CLAIMS FRAME NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . *AK *ML
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT TRACK FAILED CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN THE DRIVER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. NLM
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.