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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 90V054000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 03/01/1988 to 03/01/1990 | V (Vehicle) | 673000 | 07/23/1990 | OVSC | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 03/14/1990 | 07/19/1990 | 571 | 210 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Front shoulder belt guide loop attachment fastener may pull through door mounted anchor plate. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Seat belt may not sustain loads required by fmvss 210, and in a vehicle accident, the seat belt may not properly restrain a passenger, resulting in increased risk of greater injury to an occupant. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Replace front shoulder belt guide loop attachment nuts and install new guide cover. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: seat belt anchorage; fmvss 210.vehicle description: passenger cars. | |||||||||||||||
| 91V005000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 02/01/1989 to 08/01/1990 | V (Vehicle) | 412792 | 02/22/1991 | ODI | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 10/02/1991 | 02/19/1991 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Front shoulder safety belt webbing may separate at front belt upper guide loops on either side of the front seat. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Webbing separation could occur without prior warning andincrease the risk of injury to belted front outboard occupants in a high energycrash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Install a controlled rotation bracket on driver and passenger side front seat belt guide loops. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: front shoulder safety belt.vehicle description: passenger cars. | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | ||||||
| EA90014 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 03/12/1990 | 02/20/1991 | SAFETY BELT CUT BY D-RING | 91V005000 | |
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
| PE90013 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 10/25/1989 | 01/03/1990 | SAFETY BELT CUT BY D-RINGS | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 07/22/2003 | 142556 | 1 | |
| My wife was driving her car at appoximately 40 mph when there was a loud thud. she then tried to steer the car to the shoulder, but had no control of the steering wheel. she got out and looked under the car to see what happened. the engine cradle had broken and was resting on the road. had she been going 60 mph on the freeway, she would have been in a major accident. i contacted a chevrolet dealership. they said there were two recalls on her vehicle: one for the engine cradle bolts, and one for the seatbelts. the vehicle is a 1990 chevy lumina sedan. vin # 2g1wl54t4l1190230. *ak | |||
| 01/29/1997 | 1 | 01/01/1992 | |
| Seat belt comes apart with movement. (qc-aw) | |||
| Recalls 97v058000/91v005000;the manufacturer and the chevrolet enterprise dealership have different information in their system. the manufacturer has the recall on the rear cradle bolts, and the dealership has information on the seat belts. doesn't know what to do because the dealership is only going to perform the recall work on what is in his system. *ak | |||
| Receive recall on #91v005000 had been waiting two to four year to get recall repair dealer say will call you when receive part. tt | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 01/01/1997 | 1 | 08/15/1998 | |
| Front seat belts too loose, don't tighten. also, coil spring failure. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 04/26/2001 | 3 | ||
| Driver's side seat belt failed to retract, and the seat belt assembly has been replaced three times. driver's side seat belt is inoperable. *ak shoulder portion of the seat belt for both the driver and passenger sides failed three times. *yh | |||
| 10/02/1999 | 02/01/1995 | ||
| Door came open making seat belt come open because, it was attached to door causing driver to be expelled from car causing driver to receive very severe injuries to face and head with driver pinned under the car. wanting to know what can be done about this? seat belts can not be attached to the door of a car. he could of been killed. please contact me on this matter. | |||
| 02/03/1999 | 2 | 06/01/1998 | |
| I have had problems with the car since i own the car. dealer replaced gas tank once, but it was with a rusty tank, problems with safety belts going out of shape, as well as the brakes not working or crumbling. need replacement often. see other issues. *ak( dot number: tire size: 195r14 ) | |||
| 01/29/1997 | 1 | 01/01/1992 | |
| Seat belt comes apart with movement. (qc-aw) | |||
| 05/06/1998 | 07/06/1990 | ||
| Left front seat belt failed to operate properly. | |||
| 11/14/1996 | 1 | 03/17/1990 | |
| Driver's side seat belt broke. | |||
| 03/22/1996 | |||
| The rear passenger shoulder and lap belt will not come out of the housing unit therefore cannot be used. please describe. *ak | |||
| 02/09/1996 | |||
| Driver shoulder belt did not lock upon hitting a tree, allowing the driver to hit the windshield. *ak | |||
| 11/05/1994 | 1 | ||
| Seat belts fail to restrain driver/passenger during accident, resulting in injury. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 01/12/2003 | 1 | ||
| Seat belts did not lock upon impact. ts. *ak | |||
| 12/04/1998 | 1 | 03/01/1991 | |
| The seatbelt latch just came apart as i was driving i am concerned that the other seatbelts and the replacement could fail in a crash and cause serious injuries to me and my family | |||
| 01/01/1994 | 2 | 03/20/1990 | |
| A small plastic part in sea tbelt mechanism broke, makin git almost impossible to release belt. problem corrected by consumer. | |||
| 07/17/1995 | |||
| The seatbelt in the front does not latch. please describe. tt | |||
| Drivers seat belt buckle give false sense of latching w/top piece completely breaking off. please describe details. tt | |||
| 04/01/1995 | |||
| The front passengers and drivers plastic cover on release buckle broke, there is a medal piece that hurts hand when locking the seat belt . *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 10/15/2001 | 1 | ||
| Consumer stated the driver restraint belt system retractor fails to operate properly, the shoulder belt will not feed back into retractor, dealership informed consumer that component is no longer under warranty, and is not covered under any recall. *ak *yh | |||
| 04/01/2001 | |||
| Driver's seat belt retractor fails to operate properly by not reducing amount of slack when belt is buckled. retractor mechanism has been replaced by dealership, but failure of this mechanism to reduce slack in belt continues. please provide any additional information/attachments.*ak | |||
| 08/28/1998 | 1 | 06/01/1993 | |
| Safety belts either lockup in the retracted position ,making them unable to be used, or the belts dont lock up at all under high g stops. they just don't work as they are designed to and i feel that gm should replace mine under warantee as this is a crucial safety component, in fact 1 is schedualed to be replaced but shouldn't anyone who has this problem get theirs replaced as well? | |||
| 09/15/1998 | 3 | 10/01/1990 | |
| Driver's side seat belt will not retract; and when the belt is being worn it falls off the driver, and would not restrain the occupant if in a vehicle crash. retractor has been replaced by dealer at least three times. dealer now says to deal directly with chevrolet; dealer can not fix it. when reported to chevrolet, they said to deal with the dealer. | |||
| 04/01/1997 | |||
| Driver's side seat belt will not retract; and when the belt is being worn it falls off the driver, and would not restrain the occupant if in a vehicle crash. *ak | |||
| 08/11/1996 | |||
| The driver's seat belt is stuck in the retractor. *ak | |||
| 11/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Front seatbelt retractors failed due to spring falling out. *dsh | |||
| 11/01/1995 | |||
| Failure on the driver's side seat beat retractor, seat belt will not retract. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING | |||
| 01/24/1999 | |||
| Consumer's shoulder belt keeps coming loose. it has been fixed twice by the dealer. this time the dealer will fix the driver side and not the passenger's side. consumer wants the chevrolet to pay for the passenger side. chevrolet file # 000043894. *ak | |||