Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||||
| 01507 | 01/01/2004 | 10005444 | Second row seat belt will not retract passengers side. sit bulletin 1403282. *tt | 02/27/2004 | |
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||||
| 072301 | 07/23/2001 | 621224 | On some vehicles the second row passenger seat belts may experience a condition where the second row passenger side seat belt will not release. *tt | 09/12/2001 | |
| SEAT BELTS - INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT | |||||
| 130701 | 07/13/2001 | 623799 | Subject regarding proper functioning of the chest strap and the integral child seats. *tt | 10/30/2001 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | ||||||
| EA02032 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 11/18/2002 | 11/21/2003 | SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLY FAILURE | ||
| Odi identified 59 reports with the alleged defect.odi was able to contact 44 of the 59 consumers in order to determine the specific cause of the latch problems.of the 44 owners contacted, odi determined that four failures were due to an out-of-tolerance latch plate, and that 23 failures were due to a displaced buckle housing cover.the remaining 17 failures had indeterminable causes.of the 59 reports, there were three alleged minor injuries.no legal claims or lawsuits have been filed with regard to this alleged defect.based on the limited number of reports, and a declining report trend, this investigation is closed.a safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appeared to be warranted.accordingly, this investigation is closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist.the agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances. see additional summary report. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 05/12/2005 | 10/01/1996 | ||
| Dt contact states his passenger safety belt in his vehicle is locked, originally designed a child safety feature. the seat belt buckle in the middle row, center and right side seat is coming apart. *nm | |||
| 02/13/2005 | 6 | ||
| Driving down a two lane freeway, vearing to the right and i rearended a car. the seatbelts did not lock and the airbags did not work..the vehicle was inspected and everything was said to be working fine..the van is fully loaded and all the elctronics are working perfectly, as far as i knew.*ak | |||