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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - HEAD RESTRAINT | ||||||||||||||||
| 02V253000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 11/01/2000 to 02/28/2002 | V (Vehicle) | 558904 | 11/08/2002 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 09/17/2002 | 09/17/2002 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain sport utility vehicles equipped with rearward folding head restraints on the second row seats, two potential pinch points exist on each of the folding head restraints when the restraints are folded rearward as the seatback is folded down. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If a person were to insert their finger(s) into the pinch point when the head restraint folds, it could trap and pinch the finger(s) causing injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install protective covers over the pinch points. owner notification began november 8, 2002. 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 chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020, gmc at 1-800-462-8782, or cadillac at 1-800-458-8006. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also, customers can 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||||
| 050850012 | 10/01/2005 | 10017764 | Unwanted/loose seat movement. *tt | 11/29/2005 | |
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - HEAD RESTRAINT | |||||
| 02039 | 10/31/2002 | 10009578 | A defect that relates to motor vehicle safety exist on certain vehicles equipped with rearward folding head restraints on the second row seats. product safety recall campaign 02039, rearward folding head restraints pinch point. gm voicema | 10/07/2004 | |
| 09232002 | 09/23/2002 | 10008622 | Self-articulating headrest mechanism on the second row seats with clearance less than allowed for inadvertent insertion of objects or extremities smaller than the initial opening. *tt | 08/10/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - HEAD RESTRAINT | |||
| 09/01/2002 | 1 | ||
| The consumers sisters finger got caught in the rearward folding head restraint on the second row seat. she broke a bone in her right ring finger, damaged her nail bed and is experiencing some numbness in the finger. *jg *nlm | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - POWER ADJUST | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer states that all seat memory is lost due to memory holder failure. *yh | |||
| 5 | 10/16/2002 | ||
| When the accelerator was depressed, the vehicle lurched forward. *yh the door(s) locked on their own, was unable to coordinate the clutch and accelerator, the cruise control was inoperative, the seat positioner didn't function properly, and the wiper blade was out of place. *scc | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - SEAT HEATER/COOLER | |||
| 05/16/2009 | 100000 | 1 | |
| Seat heater spontaneously burst into flame, catching entire seat on fire. *tr | |||
| 03/16/2005 | 1 | 08/15/2001 | |
| The passenger side back seat heater gets so hot you can see the coil imprint in the leather. this concerns me. will this start a fire?*jb | |||
| 02/14/2006 | 75000 | 1 | 08/31/2004 |
| Abs brakes/brake system: bought a pre-owned cadillac escalade 2002, after it reached about 75000 miles, abs system makes a loud grinding noise when u press the brakes, extremely loud,brought the truck to a cadillac dealership claimed they didn't find anything wrong.....something needs to be recalled with these trucks in regards to the abs systems.....never made that sound before when i had owned it for about a year, after a year started to make a horrible unsafe loud noise when u press the brakes....feel very unsafe in the vehicle..... also the truck accelerated once without my foot on the gas......truck was in park so the truck didn't move--just accelerated like it wanted to race. noticed an electrical problem that started in the truck at around 80,000 miles---not all sensored areas are lit, 1/2 are, 1/2 are not, drivers heated seat stopped working also.*jb | |||
| 07/01/2003 | 31000 | 3 | 02/01/2002 |
| I was driving with my children in my 2002 cadillac escalade and there was a real bad burning smell and smoke coming from my back seat. i looked in the back seat and there was smoke coming from the rear drivers side seat. the heated seats had gotten turned on by accident or turned on by themselves. we pulled over and got the two kids out of there carseats turned the heated seat switch off, waited for the seat to cool off. thankfully we caught it in time as my children could have been injured. i put in a complaint to cadillac to file arbitration as my heated seats have been reapired 3 times prior to them melting. cadillac denied arbitration and told me the dealer will repair it yet again.*ak | |||