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 - REAR | ||||||||||||||||
| 05V163000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 04/03/2002 to 07/31/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 1359824 | 07/21/2005 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 04/22/2005 | 04/22/2005 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain crew cab pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, the 2nd row center occupant seat belt routing may make it difficult to position the lap portion of the safety belt low around the hips of occupants, especially smaller occupants, seated in this position. appropriate use of a child seat or booster seat, as recommended for small children, does improve the fit condition for this user group. in addition to instructions on proper infant and young child restraint (with child seats or boosters), special verbiage for restraining older child is included in the owner's manual. also, the suggested seat belt fit/routing for adults, irrespective of seating position, is described in the owner's manual text. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A lap portion of the seat belt routing that is not low and snug on the hips can allow the lap belt to ride up on an occupant's abdomen instead of fitting low around their hipbones, and therefore, can expose them to more risk of abdominal and internal organ injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will cut open the guide loop, remove a portion of the loop, and then the remaining two sides should be folded over and secured with a retainer free of charge. the recall began on july 21, 2005. owners may contact cadillac at 1-866-982-2339, chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, gmc at 1-866-996-9463, or hummer at 1-800-732-5493. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Gm recall no. 05037.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. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 040850003 | 03/01/2004 | 10012682 | Enabling memory seat feature via dic if feature appears inoperative. *eh | 03/10/2005 | |
| 040850011 | 07/01/2004 | 10012127 | Repairing napped seat fabric. *eh | 02/14/2005 | |
| 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 | |
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||||
| 020940005 | 10/01/2002 | 10000157 | Availability of rear seat shoulder belt comfort guides. *tt | 02/13/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 06/20/2009 | |||
| Rear & third row seating seat belts do not attach all the time proper & outter casing of receiving end falls apart for no reason. | |||
| 07/25/2005 | 1 | 12/31/2002 | |
| Dt: caller received a recall on the seat loop in the second seat in vehicle, and the dealer could not fix it without keeping it over night. caller did not have recall number. manufacturer offered no help, caller was on phone with them for 45 minutes. caller wanted a rental vehicle, but they would not give him one. *ak | |||
| 04/14/2004 | 27500 | 1 | 01/12/2003 |
| The rear seatbelt in my 2003 chevrolet tahoe allows me to insert the metal buckle between parts of the buckle and the actual receiving end wich it belongs leading me to believe my children are safely buckled in. i had to stop suddenly and my four year-old child was thrown out of his car seat because the buckle was improperly fastened. because my child is in a booster seat it nearly impossible to reach over and visibly see whihc hole the metal buckle was inserted into. fortunately my son just experienced minor bruising, but it could have been much worse.*ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 10/21/2003 | |||
| While driving on the highway driver's side seat belt strap fell off the shoulder during an accident. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 10/29/2006 | 80000 | 1 | 08/28/2003 |
| My wife's 2003 chevrolet tahoe has a latching problem with the front drivers seat belt. frequently the seat belt will not latch. it takes multiple attempts (as many as 6 or 7 attempts) to get the seat belt to finally latch. while this component has not completely failed yet, the likelihood of a complete failure appears probable. this component is a critical safety feature on automobiles and it's failure would probably result in death if the vehicle was in an accident while the seat belt was unlatched. the component is not something that should be subject to failure due to normal usage. the vehicle has 80000 miles on it. i have not reported this to my dealer yet. the obvious critical nature of the component led me to report this to you so that you may investigate if more people are experiencing the same problem. in 34 years of driving, i have never had a seat belt that would not latch including on my 36 year old gto. *nm | |||
| SEAT BELTS - INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT | |||
| 09/19/2005 | 1 | 05/10/2004 | |
| Dt: 2004 chevrolet tahoe. the contact was given an appointment by my dealership to get recall repairs done, and when he went to his appointment the part for vehicle was unavailable. the contact waited for three hours to get my vehicle fixed. the safety recall was on the second roll seat belts that held his daughter safe in seat. was using the seat belt as required. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 07/03/2005 | 14335 | 1 | 02/10/2005 |
| I had put my 6 year old son in the rear seat behind the driver, and when i went to fasten his seat belt around his booster seat the assembly that holds the seat belt in came completely off, it is a 4-5 inch bolt that screws into a mount at the bottom of the seat. it does not go back in, and the seat is now useless as there is no operable seatbelt. | |||