GM recalls Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon to fix seat mounts

General Motors has issued a recall for the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon to fix an issue with the seat mounts.
The company warns that certain seat-frame attachment hooks that secure the front of the front driver’s and passenger’s seat may not have been properly attached to the vehicle body during the assembly process.

The manufacturing error potentially allows the seats to tilt back slightly when the vehicle rapidly accelerates or when pressure is applied to the upper seat back. The movement is also non-compliant with federal safety guidelines related to certain crash scenarios.

“Where this condition is present, the front of the seat may not remain secured to the body of the vehicle in a crash, increasing the risk of injury,” the recall documents note.

Notably, the problem was first spotted by a GM employee at the company’s Wentzville assembly plant. The condition was observed in a company vehicle and reported via the “Speak Up For Safety” program, implemented in the wake of the ignition-switch fiasco.

The campaign affects nearly 50,000 vehicles.