NHTSA Campaign 00V347000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 00V347000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: buckle assembly. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 00V347000 with NHTSA on October 30, 2000; NHTSA's Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance influenced the recall.
For 00V347000, NHTSA lists up to 116,682 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 18, 1999 and September 7, 2000.
The 00V347000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V347000 were scheduled from May 29, 2001, 211 days after the report.
00V347000 covers 1 model from Cadillac, model years 2000–2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V347000 ranks 56 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 00V347000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 00V347000 was 00V228003, reported on August 7, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES, HEARSE, AND LIMOUSINES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES." THESE VEHICLES HAVE SEAT BELTS THAT MAY NOT MEET THE 30-POUND PUSH BUTTON RELEASE EFFORT REQUIREMENT OF THE STANDARD.
- The risk
- HIGH RELEASE EFFORTS COULD MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR A CRASH VICTIM TO RELEASE THE BELT AND EXIT THE VEHICLE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SEAT BELTS AND, IF NECESSARY, MODIFY THE LATCH PLATES OR REPLACE THE RETRACTOR. DEALERS WILL ALSO ADD "SNAP ON" LATCH CLIPS TO ELIMINATE THE POTENTIAL OF INVERTED LATCH PLATE INSERTION. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS BEING CONDUCTED IN PHASES. THE FIRST PHASE BEGAN MAY 29, 2001, AND THE SECOND PHASE BEGAN JULY 6, 2001. 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.
Reported October 30, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V347000 (2)
Cadillac (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V347000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: October 30, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted