NHTSA campaign 17V487000 · Manufacturer campaign 17307

Chevrolet and GMC Recall 17V-487: Missing Child Anchorage Instructions/FMVSS 225

NHTSA recall 17V487000 (Manufacturer campaign 17307) was reported by General Motors LLC on August 3, 2017, with 29,647 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 for the 2017 model year. Owners were notified on September 25, 2017, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 17V487000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 17V487000 (also written 17V-487 or 17V487)
Filed by: General Motors LLC
Manufacturer campaign number: 17307
Report received: August 3, 2017
Potentially affected: 29,647 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Child Seat — Tether — Connector/Clip
Owners notified: September 25, 2017
Safety standard: FMVSS 225

Repair completion: 98.88% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 17V487000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Chevrolet

Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2017 · Vehicles built May 5, 2016 – May 9, 2017 (per NHTSA)

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GMC

GMC Sierra 1500
- 2017 · Vehicles built June 23, 2016 – May 9, 2017 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 17V487000.

Defect description

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, and GMC Sierra 1500 trucks. The owner's manual for the affected vehicles may be missing instructions on how to use the tether anchorage and child restraint anchorage systems. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."

Safety consequence

If the instructions are missing from the owner's manual, the child seat may be installed incorrectly and not be properly secured, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will provide a corrected insert for the owners manual, free of charge. The recall began on September 25, 2017. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 17307.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 17V487000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.