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 - FRONT - WEBBING | ||||||||||||||||
| 00V122000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 09/01/1998 to 05/31/1999 | V (Vehicle) | 279132 | 12/29/2000 | OVSC | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 04/27/2000 | 05/02/2000 | 571 | 208 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. these vehicles do not comply with the occupant protection requirements of fmvss no. 208, occupant crash protection. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a vehicle crash, the right front passenger restraint systems may not meet the neck extension requirements. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a tray insert on the top of the passenger side of the instrument panel. the tray insert corrects the noncompliance. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began december 29, 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 cadillac at 1-800-458-8006, chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020, and gmc at 1-800-462-8782.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||||
| 00152 | 12/22/2000 | 617764 | Campaign parts bulletin regarding fmvss neck extension requirements. *tt | 03/26/2001 | |
| 00044 | 12/18/2000 | 617750 | Subject regarding fmvss neck extension requirements. *tt | 03/26/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| Due to the location of the arm rest lever, lever is cutting both driver's side and passenger's side seat belts. consumer has contacted the dealer. please provide any further details. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 07/17/2004 | 96437 | 1 | 07/20/2000 |
| While pulling out on to the main street from a residential housing area, both lanes clear of on coming traffic..dry/sunny day.....12 noon saturday....as i pulled out i saw 60 yards ahead traffic in my lane was stopped for a vehicle 3-4 cars ahead of me making a left hand turn. my speed was under 25 mph and when i went to apply the brakes my 1999 suburban 2wd would not stop. i applied my brakes well in advance of the stopped vehicles, but my suburban continued to move forward with little or not stoppage. i tried to ditch the vehicle to the right but could not due to a telephone pole, road side cemetery and trees. at the time i saw the on coming left lane did not have vehicles coming so i pulled out into that lane. i passed 2 or 3 of the vehicle in my lane before a vehicle traveling in the left lane towards me came. i tried to steer the suburban to the left into the ditch. i was unsuccessful and collided head on with the other vehicle. i had my seat belt on but the seat belt did not stop me from hitting my head on the wind shield causing a star burst crack in the glass. both air bags deployed....cw *jb | |||
| 1 | |||
| After the consumer pulled the front seat belts out to latch, the belts rubbed against the seat adjuster, which caused the seat belts to fray. *jb | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 1 | |||
| The plastic knob on the seat belt catches on the seat adjustment lever make it impossible to latch properly. *et | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 08/13/1999 | 1 | 02/01/1999 | |
| The center seat belt buckle plastic broke. nlm | |||
| 03/10/1999 | 1 | ||
| Radiator was replaced. also, brake master cylinder was replaced. transmission was leaking, and steering wheel rotation sensor (evo) was replaced, fuel tank sender pump unit was replaced, and the alternator was repaired. *ak middle seat belt buckle won't lock. *yh | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 06/15/1999 | 3 | ||
| On three occasions driver's seat belt would lock up in retractor and leave occupant without any restraint. dealer repaired the problem on three occasions, and problem kept reoccurring. *ak defective design flaw caused the belt not retracting properly. *yh | |||
| 4 | |||
| Defective abs system causes the steering wheel to pull to the right during application. yh the restraint tightens tighter and tighter until it becomes uncomfortable to the consumer, the seat-shoulder harness was replaced under warranty and the replacement is having the same problems. *slc | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING | |||
| 1 | 04/10/1999 | ||
| Owner is not satisfied with correction action for recall (00v-122), part only comes in one color which does not match the interior of truck, the part would also cause same type of injury. *cj | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 10/26/2005 | 1 | 10/16/1999 | |
| This is my second report about the seat belts in my suburban. the drivers seat belts and front passenger work fine. the ones installed in the second and third row seating are defective. in our vehicle this is mainly the shoulder belts. they will not release from the casing so that the children can buckle up. they are always jammed. i have checked them on many occasions. i do not find them twisted, they look normal but will not operate. *jb | |||
| 05/08/2003 | 1 | ||
| The rear seat belt assembly was designed backwards. *jb | |||