NHTSA Complaint #751811 — 2001 CHEVROLET S10

THE PASENGER SEAT WOULD NOT SECURELY LATCH IN PLACE. WHEN I WOULD BRAKE THE VEHICLE, IF THE SEAT WAS NOT IN THE FARTHEST BACK POSITION, IT WOULD IMMEDIATELY SLIDE ALL THE WAY TO THE FORWARD POSITION. AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT, INCLUDING REPLACING BOTH SEAT RAILS, GM ADVISED MY DEALERS SERVICE DEPT. THAT UNLESS THE CARPET BELOW THE RAILS WAS CUT AWAY THE RAILS WOULD NOT BOLT DOWN SQUARE TO THE FLOOR. THIS KEPT THE LATCHING MECHANISM FROM SECURING THE SEAT IN PLACE. APPARENTLY GM WAS AWARE OF THIS, BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTED. ANY PASSENGER IN MY PICKUP COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERLY INJURED IF I HAD BEEN REQUIRED TO MAKE A HARD STOP. I FEEL THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD NOTIFY OWENERS OF SUCH A DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE INJURY. HAVE OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER?*AK