Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 01V109000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 03/01/2000 to 06/30/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 116007 | 05/04/2001 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 04/06/2001 | 04/09/2001 | 571 | 208 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: certain passenger vehicles, equipped with sunvisor located air bag labels, fail to conform to federal motor vehicles safety standard no. 208, occupant crash protection. these vehicles have a message area less than 30 cm which does not meet the requirements of the standard. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | These vehicles do not comply with the standard. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Gm will mail a new bilingual air bag label with installation instructions. however, the customer may bring the label to their dealer for installation free of charge. owner notification began may 4, 2001. owners who do not receive the free label and installation instructions within a reasonable time should contact oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537 or buick at 1-800-521-7300. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| 00V228003 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 04/01/2000 to 05/31/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 156305 | 08/24/2000 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 08/07/2000 | 08/22/2000 | 571 | 209 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. the buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, seat belt assemblies. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the vehicle's safety belt buckle assembly date codes and, if necessary, will replace any safety belt buckle assembly. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began august 24, 2000. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact buick at 1-800-521-7300; chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020; gmc at 1-800-462-8782; oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537; pontiac at 1-800-762-2737; or saturn at 1-800-553-6000. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||||
| 09-09-40-001A | 02/01/2011 | 10038294 | Ready | 06/14/2011 | |
| 09-09-40-001A | 02/01/2011 | 10038294 | Gm: there are seat belt problems: difficulty latching and unlatching buckle. buckle release button is sticking. seat belt warning light illuminated. likely caused by sticky beverages that are spilled into the buckle assembly. *rm | 06/14/2011 | |
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 00067 | 12/22/2000 | 618116 | Campaign parts bulletin for seat belt buckles that do not meet the pull test requirement. *jb | 04/04/2001 | |
| 00067 | 12/20/2000 | 618113 | General motors has decided that certain vehicles have seat belt buckles that do not meet the pull test requirement. *jb | 04/04/2001 | |
| 00067 | 01/30/2001 | 618112 | Subject regarding product safety campaign seat belt buckle corrections and clarification. *jb | 04/04/2001 | |
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | |||||
| 09-09-40-001A | 02/01/2011 | 10038294 | Ready | 06/14/2011 | |
| 09-09-40-001A | 02/01/2011 | 10038294 | Gm: there are seat belt problems: difficulty latching and unlatching buckle. buckle release button is sticking. seat belt warning light illuminated. likely caused by sticky beverages that are spilled into the buckle assembly. *rm | 06/14/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 05/28/2010 | 104000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2000 buick century. he stated that the passenger rear seat belts were unable to latch in place across the passengers which are children and could cause serious injuries if there was an accident. the passenger driver seat was having the same failure. he contacted the dealer who advised him to call the national highway traffic safety administration because there was nothing they could do. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and current mileages were 104, 000... | |||
| 09/10/2007 | |||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 buick century. the contact stated that the rear seat safety belts were inoperable. her vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id numbers 00v228003 and 01v109000, although the failures were identical. the dealer stated that they could repair the seat belts at the estimated cost of $500. no repairs have yet been made. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 80,028. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 01/17/2002 | |||
| Vehicle was involved in a head on collision in which driver's seat belt failed to lock up during impact, dealer and manufacturer have not been notified. feel free to provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 01/02/2001 | 1 | ||
| The consumer has not been able to have the recall parts (00v-228) to repair or replace the seat belt assembly due to lack of parts. nlm | |||
| 1 | |||
| Nhtsa recall 00v228003/ manufacturer's recall 00067/seat belt buckles. vylettel buick in sterling heights isn't ordering parts until they can see if order number on buckle is recalled. consumer feels it is inconvinient to come back two weeks later when they should have them already ordered. *ak dealer was not ready to fix the recall and customer has to make second trip. *yh | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 10/31/2000 | 1842 | 4 | 08/01/2000 |
| Consumer stated the rear seat belt retractor jammed on 4 occasions. *jb | |||
| 12/16/2004 | 70000 | 2 | |
| It would be hard for the consumer to unlock them selves front the rear shoulder belt. consumer would have to use force to unlatch the belt buckle. dealership was notified but did not resolve the problem.*ak the rear seat belts would not release from the retractor. the consumer feels this is a hazard to her rear passengers. *nm | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 06/15/2001 | 4000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 buick century. none of the rear seat belt buckles function. the rear driver and passenger side seat belt buckle assembly would not release. the middle seat belt buckle assembly has failed. normally, the contact gets some silicone and fiddles with the vehicle for thirty minutes before she can get the seat belt to loosen up and come out. the contact was not informed if nhtsa campaign id numbers 01v109000 and 00v228003 (seat belts) apply to her vin. in addition, all four window motors have been replaced, and the front window motors were replaced twice. currently, the rear passenger window is rolled down and will not roll back up. the current mileage was 81,786 and failure mileage was 4,000. | |||