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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 97V096001 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 03/01/1995 to 08/30/1996 | V (Vehicle) | 586058 | 09/22/1997 | ODI | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 06/12/1997 | 08/21/1997 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: extended cab pickup trucks equipped with 60/40 front bench seats and extended cab pickup trucks and 2-door utility vehicles equipped with manual locking recliner bucket seats. the outboard safety belt webbing on the driver's and/or passenger's seat can separate during a frontal impact. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If a separation occurred and there were secondary crash events or vehicle rollover, there would be no belt restraint of the occupant and increased injuries could occur. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a protective cover over the recliner mechanism. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification:owner notification will begin during september 1997. 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 or gmc at 1-800-462-8782.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING | ||||||
| EA97004 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/28/1997 | 08/05/1997 | SEAT BELT WEBBING SEPARATION | 97V096000 | |
| Nhtsa's new car assessment program (ncap) tested a 1997 chevrolet s-10 extended cab pickup equipped with a driver-side air bag.the front passenger seat belt was completely cut during the test. | ||||||
| EA97004 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/28/1997 | 08/05/1997 | SEAT BELT WEBBING SEPARATION | 97V096002 | |
| Nhtsa's new car assessment program (ncap) tested a 1997 chevrolet s-10 extended cab pickup equipped with a driver-side air bag.the front passenger seat belt was completely cut during the test. | ||||||
| EA97004 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/28/1997 | 08/05/1997 | SEAT BELT WEBBING SEPARATION | 97V096001 | |
| Nhtsa's new car assessment program (ncap) tested a 1997 chevrolet s-10 extended cab pickup equipped with a driver-side air bag.the front passenger seat belt was completely cut during the test. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 09/05/2004 | 178000 | 1 | 02/26/2002 |
| On september 5, 2004, my husband, mother, 8 year old son, 4 year old daughter, and 1 year old son, were stranded in the emergency lane on i-66 east in fairfax county, va with a broken fuel pump. while waiting for a tow truck they were hit by a drunk driver who was traveling at approximately 100 mph. the blazer flipped onto its side and skidded a great distance, before finally coming to rest upside down. my 4 year old daughter was seriously injured when the back seat, and the front seat broke and sandwiched her in between the two. she broke her jaw when she was slammed into the small handle above the rear right passenger side door. she also suffered a broken wrist and broken arm when she was thrown into the door. when the back seat broke it caused her to hit the headset of the broken front seat which in turn caused some of her teeth to go through her bottom lip. my mother who was sitting in the front passenger seat was injured when the roof did not hold up in the crash and suffered thankfully what was classified as minor injuries, but could have very well been major injuries because the entire right side from front to back did not hold up in the accident. i do have many pictures of what was left of my blazer, from many different angles both inside and out. i am deeply troubled by the fact that both seats broke, and the roof did not hold up at all. my 8 year sitting in the rear center seat had a laceration and concussion, my 1 year old sitting in the rear drivers side seat had no injuries, and my husband in the drivers seat suffered minor head and shoulder injuries. granted this could have been much worse, but i expected a lot more out of the blazer than what actually happened. *jb | |||
| 03/22/2003 | 83800 | 1 | 11/28/1995 |
| Seat belt- the locking mechanism has come out of its housing. *jb | |||
| Rear safety belts do not function when placing child's car seat, they loosen up, and do not lock belt.*ak | |||
| Front passenger and driver rear seat belts failed to work properly. driver rear failed to release enough to be used. passenger's front seat belt kept locking up without passenger using it. *ak | |||
| 10/04/1998 | |||
| Consumer has been experiencing problems with seat belts.seat belts are pulled out and will not retract back in. the manufacturer has been contacted. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer plowed into the drivers side of another vehicle, the seat belt failed to properly restrain consumer during impact causing her head to hit the rearview mirror, there was no deployment of air bag during accident, consumer recieved severe whiplash. nlm | |||
| 4 | 10/01/1995 | ||
| No summary | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer plowed into the drivers side of another vehicle, the seat belt failed to properly restrain consumer during impact causing her head to hit the rearview mirror, there was no deployment of air bag during accident, consumer recieved severe whiplash. nlm | |||
| 12/13/1997 | 1 | 01/01/1996 | |
| All i ask gm to do was pay medical and put in owners manual that seat belts do not work in roll overs and side impacts. | |||
| 02/25/1998 | 1 | ||
| No deployment of air bag and the failure of the seat belt to restrain properly caused serious injury to the driver of the vehicle.(attorney for consumer). | |||
| 1 | 03/01/1996 | ||
| Seat belt failed. | |||
| 01/01/1997 | 1 | ||
| Seat belt tightens while in use. | |||
| 06/24/1997 | 1 | 03/01/1996 | |
| Rear seat belt failed. | |||
| 12/23/1996 | 1 | ||
| Rear seat belts are designed too high, does not provide adequate protection for children, also poses risk of children being choked in accident as belt comes across neck. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 06/01/2004 | 1 | 05/25/1998 | |
| I have a 1996 chevrolet blazer.three of the seatbelts are malfunctioning. the drivers seat belt buckle quit working.the front driver and passenger and the rear passenger seat belt retractors also quit working. *ak | |||
| 01/15/2002 | |||
| Rear middle seatbelt buckle will no longer latch. vehicle has not been examined by dealer.*ak | |||
| 1 | 12/01/2096 | ||
| Belt will not latch, will not enter buckle assembly. *ak | |||
| 06/22/2000 | 1 | 11/01/1999 | |
| Rear driver's side shoulder belt buckle broke into pieces;, leaving consumer without any retraint. dealer notified, and infomed consumer that vehicle was not covered under recall97v096001, and any repairs/replacement would be at consumer's cost. *ak | |||
| 03/26/2000 | 0 | ||
| While trying to fasten seatbelt the hold belt cable broke, consumer is unable to fasten seatbelt. *ak | |||
| 03/26/1999 | 1 | ||
| Seat belt latches failed. | |||
| 11/02/1998 | 1 | ||
| At stop light when rearended by another vehicle seat belt did not lock up, did not restrain driver who slid under dashboard. steering prevented complete slippage. vehicle at body shop. *ak | |||
| 12/11/1996 | 5 | 12/05/1995 | |
| Seatbelts have been replace and replacements have also failed to work appropriatly. | |||
| 1 | 09/20/1996 | ||
| The passenger seat belt buckle will not lock. | |||
| 10/04/1996 | 10/01/1995 | ||
| After 3 months of consumer's purchase when applying the abs brakes the vehicle does not stop within feets. the abs would allow the vehicle 4-5 blazer distances before stopping. on 4-3-97 the seat belts stopped locking. also, when the engine is running and hood opened one can see a spray mist of gasoline misting from the engine, the smell is penetrating into the inside compartnment and is unconfortable to consumer. please give consumer a call. vehicle is parked at this time. *ak | |||
| 06/30/1996 | |||
| Back seat belt did not lock when vehicle was hit. explain in more details. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 02/01/2001 | |||
| While at a stop light vehicle was rearended by another vehicle. seat belt failed to restrain driver. driver suffered minor injuries.*ak | |||
| 05/06/1999 | 3 | 01/01/1996 | |
| I was involved in an accident on may 6, 1999. i had a vehicle pull out in front of me going about 65 mph. i ended up t- boning him on his driver side. my air bag did not deploy, my seatbelt did not hold me in position to where i hit the rearveiw mirror with my forehead and broke it. the road surface was wet because it had rained earlier. the boy in the other vehicle was driving an older model s-10 blazer the impact throw him to the passenger side of his vehicle. he substained minor injuries while am suffering from severe whiplash, back-aches, head-aches and numbness. i strongly feel with the impact i took the air bag shouldve deployed and the seat belt shouldve held me in place and brakes wouldve slowed me down sooner. in the police report it is marked no for safety device on but it was on because i remember having to reach my cell phone to call for helpbut at that time it had locked me in and i had to release the lever to move to where the cell phone had falling. i called the police department and talked to dan mack who investigated the accident. he said he agreed with me because i wouldve substained more injuries. as of my knowledge the police report was never changed. any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. thank you for your time and services. *ak | |||
| 12/07/1996 | 6 | 06/01/1996 | |
| Passenger and rear(2) safety seat belt restraints do not work properly. they lock and stay locked and basically putting a strangle hold on the passengers. the belt tightens every time the brake is applied and does not return to the proper working order. *ak | |||
| 05/26/1999 | 2 | ||
| While driving about 35 mph consumer's wife had a collision where another vehicle crossed the lines and struck consumer's vehicle. upon impact, air bag deployed. but seat belt did not restrain, releasing child's car seat, and causing head injuries to the child. this problem had happened before, and been reported to manufacturer. *ak | |||
| 12/11/1996 | 5 | 12/05/1995 | |
| Seatbelts have been replace and replacements have also failed to work appropriatly. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| Rear restraint on driver's side is inoperable. manufacturer has been notified.*ak | |||
| 01/07/1998 | 07/01/1996 | ||
| Rear seat belt failed. | |||