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 | |
| 040850011 | 07/01/2004 | 10012127 | Repairing napped seat fabric. *eh | 02/14/2005 | |
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||||
| 010940001 | 06/01/2001 | 623024 | Information regarding replacement of the front seat belt retractor and buckle usage. *tt | 10/25/2001 | |
| 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 | |||
| 11/21/2005 | 85689 | 3 | 11/04/2001 |
| I went off road at 45 mph airborn struck a very large tree which caused vehicle to roll over violently landing on its top. no air bags deployed, both my wife and i were ejected from the seat belts onstar was not notified. i noticed brakes acting strange just before leaving the road, they didn't slow the vehicle and didn't click like antilock breaks should. vehicle was a total loss, windshield and drivers window broke, severe buckling of hood, passenger side pushed back to the tire, frame torn in several areas, duct and lower dash area displaced, sdm was downloaded showing incomplete data, sdm data does not support the amount of damage and know facts. my wife had to be airlifted to trauma cntr with serious injuries, my injuries were put on hold so that i could be with her. *nm | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 03/27/2007 | 78213 | 1 | 05/10/2002 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet avalanche. on march 27, 2007, the contact crashed into an embankment head on at 45 mph. the vehicle flipped up and landed on its side in a ditch. there was over $18,000 worth of damage. the vehicle was destroyed and the contact was injured. the side and front air bags failed to deploy and the driver's side seat belt failed as well. the contact has pictures. a police report was filed. the current and failure mileages were 78,213. updated 04/23/08. *lj the consumer also stated the seat belt did not lock into place as it should have. the seat belt harness broke which caused the consumer to fly forward | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer states while child was fastened in rear seat belt without any indication became tight across child's chest. child pushed the release button and seat belt retracted. consumer cut seat belt to get child out.*ak | |||
| 04/01/2003 | 1000 | 12/29/2001 | |
| Front passenger seat belt restraint will lock and pin passenger without notice. passenger has to release the mechanism and fully retract the belt to get it to release usually while vehicle is in motion. *nlm | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 04/21/2004 | 10 | 08/30/2001 | |
| Right rear seat belt does not stay latched and is difficult to latch. this has been happening since vehicle was first delivered to consumer.*ak | |||
| 12/31/2002 | |||
| I have a 2002 chevrolet avalanche - the right rear seat belt will not latch without a great deal of effort, in most instances you actually have to get help to latch the seat belt - it appears the seat is in the way or the latch assembly is too short - evidently this is common with all 2002 avalanches - i did check out other avalanches on the dealers lot and they all had the same problem - chevrolet says that gm has no fix for this problem - this condition is very unsafe | |||