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 | ||||||||||||||||
00V228003 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 05/01/2000 to 05/31/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 156305 | 08/24/2000 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 08/07/2000 | 08/22/2000 | 571 | 209 | |||||
Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. the buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, seat belt assemblies. | |||||||||||||||
Consequence Summary | In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained. | |||||||||||||||
Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the vehicle's safety belt buckle assembly date codes and, if necessary, will replace any safety belt buckle assembly. | |||||||||||||||
Notes | Owner notification began august 24, 2000. 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 buick at 1-800-521-7300; chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020; gmc at 1-800-462-8782; oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537; pontiac at 1-800-762-2737; or saturn at 1-800-553-6000. also 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 |
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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 - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
00067 | 12/22/2000 | 618116 | Campaign parts bulletin for seat belt buckles that do not meet the pull test requirement. *jb | 04/04/2001 | |
00067 | 12/20/2000 | 618113 | General motors has decided that certain vehicles have seat belt buckles that do not meet the pull test requirement. *jb | 04/04/2001 | |
00067 | 01/30/2001 | 618112 | Subject regarding product safety campaign seat belt buckle corrections and clarification. *jb | 04/04/2001 | |
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 |
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SEAT BELTS | |||
1 | 12/05/2002 | ||
Seat belts failed. the buckle would not lock into the locking mechanism. consumer didn't hear the click when fastened. *ak | |||
SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
While traveling at normal speed and making a turn rear middle seat belt became unlocked. this caused child safty seat to flip out and seat to face down. please provide further information . *ak | |||
SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
11/19/2003 | 49500 | 3 | |
Rear driver's side seat belt will not latch properly. also, intermittently the passenger's side rear will not latch properly. the dealer replaced the belts, but the consumer believed that the problem would recur. *ak |