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 04/01/2000 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
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 05/06/2003 | 2 | 11/18/2001 | |
| Seat belts, driver side. the belt would be locked tight when i tried to put it on, it could not be moved,, i drove to bob schuck chevrolet in new ulm mn and told them what was wrong and a mechanic came out and pulled really hard on it,, finally it loosened up, at that time it was not in the loop on the head rest, that is the first time it happened. the second time it happened, it was through the loop, i did the same the thing the mechanic did the first time it happened and the loop busted clean off. i took it to the same dealer and told them about it and he ordered a new loop for it. i feel very strongly that this is a defective seat belt. i wrote the dealer telling him that i don't feel that i should have to pay for something that is defective in the first place, and he wrote stating that if i didn't pay the $23.00 that he would put a lien on my car. what a flippen joke!!!!!!!!! please respond. i would love to hear from anyone that has had problems with any gm product. my next car will be foreign!!!!!!!anyone can email me pertaing to gm products at ziggy@sleepyeyetel.net.*ak | |||
| Driver's and passenger's seat belts are extremely tight. when driving seat belts just tightened up for no apparent reason. dealer has replaced seat belt on driver's side, but the problem is still the same. please provide any further information. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 1 | 02/28/2001 | ||
| Shoulder belt with hoop attached to head rest comes across driver's neck, even after adjusting seat. when brakes were applied hard, shoulder belt choked the driver. owner stated that he examined newer models and noticed hoops were smaller and attached at a different location. *ak the seat belts are very uncomfortable while in motion. the seat belt guides ride on the side of your neck instead of the shoulder. this has resulted in the driver and passenger receiving brush burns. consumer later found out that in the middle of 2001 the guide design had been changed. consumer had the guides ordered and replaced.*jg | |||