NHTSA Campaign 01V159000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
NHTSA campaign 01V159000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: retractor. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 01V159000 with NHTSA on May 17, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V159000, NHTSA lists up to 9,196 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2000 and October 31, 2000.
The 01V159000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V159000 were scheduled from July 2, 2001, 46 days after the report.
01V159000 covers 7 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2001.
Owners of the model years 01V159000 covers have filed at least 45 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 01V159000 vehicles, the 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe has the most (29).
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V159000 ranks 151 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 01V159000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 01V159000 was 01V109000, reported on April 6, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP AND UTILITY TRUCKS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE AN INTERNAL COMPONENT IN THE OUTBOARD SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD ROW OF SEATS THAT COULD BE CRACKED. WITH REPEATED ACTUATION OF THE LOCKING MECHANISM, THE CRACK COULD SPREAD TO THE POINT SUCH THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NO LONGER LOCK.
- The risk
- IN A CRASH, INCREASED OCCUPANT INJURY COULD RESULT FROM THE NO-LOCK CONDITION.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE OUTBOARD SEAT BELTS FOR SPECIFIC LOT NUMBERS AND REPLACE THE BELTS IF NECESSARY. GM IS ENCLOSING AN INSPECTION PROCEDURE FOR THE OWNERS TO USE OR THEY CAN HAVE THEIR DEALERS DO THE INSPECTIONS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 2, 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 CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.
Reported May 17, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V159000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V159000, 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: May 17, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted