Seats (GMC and Chevrolet)
Vehicle recall 26V-696. NHTSA received General Motors, LLC’s report on Oct 21, 2026.
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The short answer
NHTSA received General Motors, LLC’s report on Oct 21, 2026. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 30, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Seats with insufficient welds may not restrain an occupant as intended in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2026 Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles.
The driver or front passenger seat may not have sufficient welds where the seat back recliner pivot mechanism attaches to a bracket on the seat frame.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Seats.
What should you do?
Dealers will replace the driver or front passenger seat back frames, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 7, 2026. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782, or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM’s number for this recall is N262576830. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 21, 2026.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 4 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Who is recalling it?
- Made by General Motors, LLC.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 30, 2026.