Chevrolet Cruze 2017 Seats Recall: Risk of Injury in Crashes
Chevrolet is recalling 2017 Cruze vehicles with front seats that may break in crashes, increasing injury risk. Owners must have seats inspected and repaired by dealers.
Use caution until it’s fixed
In a crash, the seat-backs for the front seats may break, increasing the risk of injury to the occupants.
What happened, in plain English
Chevrolet is recalling 2017 Cruze vehicles where front seats could break in crashes, potentially causing injury. Owners need to have seats checked by dealers for incorrectly welded frames. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1225678-chevrolet-cruze-2017-seats-recall-risk-of-injury-in-crashes.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1225678-chevrolet-cruze-2017-seats-recall-risk-of-injury-in-crashes · Updated October 8, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #17V057000
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“Chevrolet Cruze 2017 Seats Recall: Risk of Injury in Crashes.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1225678-chevrolet-cruze-2017-seats-recall-risk-of-injury-in-crashes. Based on NHTSA recall #17V057000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=17V057000).
Why it’s dangerous
In a crash, the seat-back frames may break due to incorrect welding. This can cause head restraints to malfunction, increasing injury risk to front seat passengers.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2017 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles are affected. Front seat occupants face higher injury risk if the seat breaks during a crash.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2017 Chevrolet Cruze has front passenger seats with incorrectly welded seat-back frames. The recall started February 28, 2017, and applies to specific models.
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What to do — step by step
Contact Chevrolet
Call 1-800-222-1020 to get your vehicle inspected for the recall.
Have Seats Inspected
Dealers will inspect front passenger seats and replace any with incorrectly welded frames for free.
What NHTSA says to do
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front passenger seats, replacing any with seat-back frames that are incorrectly welded, free of charge. The recall began on February 28, 2017. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 17035.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
2 dated steps over 33 days.
- NHTSA received the defect report
- Recall began
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: NHTSA Recall #17V057000 (January 26, 2017)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 8, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
- GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official NHTSA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.