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 - FRONT | ||||||||||||||||
| 95V241000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 03/01/1993 to 07/01/1995 | V (Vehicle) | 630099 | 03/14/1996 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 12/13/1995 | 01/02/1996 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | If both the lap-belt and shoulder-belt energy management loops on the front seat belt assemblies release at or near the same time, acceleration forces can cause the buckle release mechanism to activate and allow the buckle to separate from the latch. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the buckle released, the system would fail to provide adequate occupant restraint protection. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will remove the stitching that creates the energy management loop in the shoulder belt(s). | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: interior; seat belts; front.vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks, extended cab, equipped withgas engines or 6.5l h.o. turbo diesel engines.note: 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 chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or gmc at 1-800-462-8782. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
| 95V242000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 03/01/1993 to 07/01/1995 | V (Vehicle) | 40 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 12/13/1995 | 01/02/1996 | 571 | 208 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | These vehicles were built with front seat belt systems with no energy management loops and may not meet the head injury criteria requirements of fmvss no. 208, occupant crash protection. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupants of these seats may not be properly restrained. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the retractor portion of the seat belt assembly(s) with one having the newly designed energy-management twin-loop system. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: interior; seat belts; front, fmvss no. 208.vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks, with extended cabs, and equipped with 6.5l naturally aspirated diesel engines and 6.5l turbo diesel engines.note: 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 chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or gmc at 1-800-462-8782. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer was never notified of recall 95v241. *slc | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 12/31/1998 | 3 | 09/01/1995 | |
| Seatbelts should never fail to operate.they should be covered under warrenty for at least 100,000 miles | |||
| 01/01/1998 | 1 | 01/01/1998 | |
| 2-pc. plastic cover on receiver separated; gmc say's it's a wear item. gmc file #98183146; reciever part #12549545. | |||
| 04/10/1995 | 1 | 12/04/1994 | |
| Passenger's seat belt inoperative. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 1 | 01/01/1995 | ||
| Air bag did not deploy in accident, and seat belt strap did not stop consumer from going foward and hitting steering wheel. | |||
| Owner was involved in direct frontal impact at 40 mph in which there was no deployment of driver's side airbag. point of impact was in the center grill area of vehicle. also seat belts failed to restrain occupant. *ak | |||