NHTSA Campaign 02V227000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
NHTSA campaign 02V227000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: retractor. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 02V227000 with NHTSA on September 5, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V227000, NHTSA lists up to 269,169 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 1999 and May 31, 2002.
The 02V227000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V227000 were scheduled from January 31, 2003, 148 days after the report.
02V227000 covers 1 model from Cadillac, model years 2000–2002.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V227000 ranks 33 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 02V227000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 02V227000 was 01V386000, reported on December 18, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES CONTAIN DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER LAP AND/OR SHOULDER BELT RETRACTORS THAT MAY NOT REMAIN LOCKED UP AS DESIGNED DURING A CRASH IN WHICH THE BELT PRETENSIONERS DEPLOY.
- The risk
- IN SUCH A CRASH, THIS COULD RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN INJURY FOR THAT OCCUPANT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RETAINER KIT IN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SAFETY BELT PRETENSIONER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 31, 2003. 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.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 02031.
Reported September 5, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V227000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V227000, 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: September 5, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted