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 | |||||
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| SEAT BELTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 05V558000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 02/01/2002 to 06/30/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 425593 | 03/15/2006 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 12/19/2005 | 12/19/2005 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain full-size passenger, cargo, or cutaway vans, the front and rear seat belt buckles will not latch or will not unlatch. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a crash, a seat occupant may not be properly restrained increasing the risk of personal injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the buckles and, if found to be inoperative, the entire buckle assembly would be replaced. for buckles found to be operative, dealer will replace only the upper buckle cover. the recall will be conducted in phases. the first phase mailing began during march 2006. owners may contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 or gmc at 1-866-996-9463. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Gm recall no. 05113. customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 04V225000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 06/01/2002 to 05/31/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 736 | 09/09/2004 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 05/11/2004 | 05/12/2004 | 571 | 225 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Certain extended and regular cab pickup trucks and cargo vans converted to compressed natural gas (cng) fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 225, 'child restraint anchorage systems.' these vehicles have one seating position, the center rear seat, equipped with child restraint lower anchorages. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The standard requires child seat lower anchorages in two seating positions for vehicles with three rear seating positions. the standard cab and cargo van vehicles, which only have front seating positions, have an air bag off switch to disable the front passenger air bag and do not have child restraint lower anchorages in the passenger seat. the standard requires passenger seat child seat lower anchorages in vehicles with an air bag off switch. however, the standard does not require vehicles with only front seating positions to have lower anchorage provisions if the vehicle is not equipped with an air bag off switch. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | To bring the standard cab and cargo van vehicles into compliance, dealers will inject epoxy into the air bag off switch to prevent air bag activation, relocate the switch behind the instrument panel and then install a cover over the resulting opening. the sun visor label and owner's manual will also be changed. the correction for the extended cab vehicle will consist of changing the front passenger seat to a seat that has child restraint lower anchorages. the recall began on september 9, 2004. owners should contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 or gmc at 1-866-996-9463. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Gm recall no. 04038.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | ||||||||||||||||
| 03V050000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 04/01/2002 to 01/12/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 18327 | 06/03/2003 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/14/2003 | 02/24/2003 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain vans with a gross vehicle weight of less than 8,500 pounds, during a vehicle crash sufficient enough to deploy the safety belt pretensioner, the front safety belt buckles may not release after the vehicle crash, or alternately may eject the safety belt latch during the vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could result in increased risk of personal injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the front driver and passenger side safety belt buckle. owner notification began june 3, 2003. 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Gm recall no. 03007. customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| 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 | |||||
| 030940005 | 07/01/2003 | 10002949 | New front seat belt design. *tt | 10/01/2003 | |
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 052703 | 05/27/2003 | 10003674 | During a vehicle crash of sufficient severity to deploy the safety belt retentioner, the front safety belt buckles in some vehicles may not release after the vehicle crash or alternately may eject the front safety belt latches during the ve | 10/28/2003 | |
| 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 | |||
| 12/14/2011 | 65000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet express. the contact stated that the seat belt buckle assembly broke. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the seat belt was working up to specifications. the dealer stated that there was a recall nhtsa campaign id number: 03v050000 component: seat belts:front:buckle assembly. but the vehicle was not included in the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. the failure mileage was 65,000. the vin was not available. pmb | |||
| 12/14/2011 | 65000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet express. the contact stated that the seat belts failed. the seat belt buckle assembly broke. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection and they stated that there was nothing wrong with the seat belt. the dealer stated that there was a recall nhtsa campaign id number: 03v050000 component: seat belts:front:buckle assembly. but the vehicle was not included in the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and they stated that same thing. the failure mileage was 65,000. the vin was unavailable. ap | |||
| 06/10/2006 | 5800 | 1 | 04/15/2005 |
| This is regarding recall number 05113 (safety belts) for which we received a recall notice for our chevy express van which is the foundation of our forest river 22' motorhome. i assume this affects the seat belts in the cab only. our problem is that we have been unable to find a dealer who will repair this manufacturer defect even though the letter we received states we can take it to any gm dealer. we are two weeks away from leaving on an extensive road trip with this vehicle and would like to know that it is safe and we believe it is up to the manufacturer to correct their safety defect asap. *nm | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 12/08/2005 | 22366 | 1 | 01/25/2003 |
| Driver side seat belt receiver malfunction - while inserting belt locking tab, red release button popped out - tried to reinsert button, mechanism jammed trapping me in seat; until i could thread myself out of belts. part ordered. *jb | |||